Faith, morality, and being Irish
rofessors Kilbride and Farley use ethnographic techniques and narrative perspective to focus on the life of an Irish entrepreneur and philanthropist who has lived in Africa since 1970. They also illuminate the missionary work in Kenya of an Irish Jesuit and others of Irish heritage there.
Print Book, English, 2007
University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 2007
xxxii, 154 pages ; 24 cm
9780761837596, 9780761837602, 0761837590, 0761837604
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An ethnographic prologue
Methods and perspectives: Moral social science
Cultural and economic context of philanthropy: The Irish case
Irish ethnicity: An Irish entrepreneur and philanthropist
An Irish African entrepreneur: Glenn's home base
The entrepreneur in Africa: An economic interpretation
An Irish Catholic formation of philanthropic service
Kielty the Man: An Irish cosmopolitan
Catholic missions in Kenya: An Irish presence
The caring tradition: An Irish mission priest
Are the Irish really generous?: An appraisal