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Philanthropy in America : a history / Olivier Zunz.

By: Series: Politics and society in twentieth-century AmericaPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.Description: x, 381 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780691128368 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0691128367 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.70973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV91 .Z86 2012
Contents:
"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.

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.

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