Philanthropy in America a history
Overview: American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? Philanthropy in America is the first book t...
| Main Author: | Zunz, Olivier. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c2012.
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| Series: |
Politics and society in twentieth-century America.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1: For the improvement of mankind
- 2: Coming of mass philanthropy
- 3: Regulatory compromise
- 4: Private funding of affairs of state
- 5: From humanitarianism to cold war
- 6: Philanthropy at midcentury: "timid billions"?
- 7: Investing in civil rights
- 8: In search of a nonprofit sector
- 9: American philanthropy and the world's communities
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index.