Philanthropy in America : : A History - Updated Edition / / Olivier Zunz.
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 to explore...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Updated edition with a New Preface |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Politics and Society in Modern America ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. "For the Improvement of Mankind"
- Chapter 2. The Coming of Mass Philanthropy
- Chapter 3. The Regulatory Compromise
- Chapter 4. The Private Funding of Affairs of State
- Chapter 5. From Humanitarianism to Cold War
- Chapter 6. Philanthropy at Midcentury: "Timid Billions"?
- Chapter 7. Investing in Civil Rights
- Chapter 8. In Search of a Nonprofit Sector
- Chapter 9. American Philanthropy and the World's Communities
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America