Philanthropy in America : a history /
Zunz, Olivier.
Philanthropy in America : a history / Olivier Zunz. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012. - x, 381 p. ; 24 cm. - Politics and society in twentieth-century America . - Politics and society in twentieth-century America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"For the improvement of mankind" -- The coming of mass philanthropy -- The regulatory compromise -- The private funding of affairs of state -- From humanitarianism to cold war -- Philanthropy at midcentury : "timid billions"? -- Investing in civil rights -- In search of a nonprofit sector -- American philanthropy and the world's communities.
9780691128368 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691128367 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2011017479
Charities--History.--United States
Nonprofit organizations--History.--United States
Humanitarianism--History.
Endowments--History.--United States
HV91 / .Z86 2012
361.70973
Philanthropy in America : a history / Olivier Zunz. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012. - x, 381 p. ; 24 cm. - Politics and society in twentieth-century America . - Politics and society in twentieth-century America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"For the improvement of mankind" -- The coming of mass philanthropy -- The regulatory compromise -- The private funding of affairs of state -- From humanitarianism to cold war -- Philanthropy at midcentury : "timid billions"? -- Investing in civil rights -- In search of a nonprofit sector -- American philanthropy and the world's communities.
9780691128368 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691128367 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2011017479
Charities--History.--United States
Nonprofit organizations--History.--United States
Humanitarianism--History.
Endowments--History.--United States
HV91 / .Z86 2012
361.70973