Zunz, Olivier. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691128368 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691128367 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011017479 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Charities--History.--United States<br/>Nonprofit organizations--History.--United States<br/>Humanitarianism--History.<br/>Endowments--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV91  / .Z86 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>361.70973