Philanthropy in America : A History - Updated Edition / Olivier Zunz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zunz, Olivier, author.

Contributor:

Zunz, Olivier.

Series:

Politics and society in twentieth-century America.

Politics and Society in Modern America ; 103

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endowments--United States--History.

Endowments.

Humanitarianism--History.

Humanitarianism.

Nonprofit organizations--United States--History.

Nonprofit organizations.

Charities--United States--History.

Charities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Edition:

Updated edition with a New Preface

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 in depth the twentieth-century growth of this unique phenomenon. Ranging from the influential large-scale foundations established by tycoons such as John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and the mass mobilization of small donors by the Red Cross and March of Dimes, to the recent social advocacy of individuals like Bill Gates and George Soros, respected historian Olivier Zunz chronicles the tight connections between private giving and public affairs, and shows how this union has enlarged democracy and shaped history.Demonstrating that America has cultivated and relied on philanthropy more than any other country, Philanthropy in America examines how giving for the betterment of all became embedded in the fabric of the nation's civic democracy.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9786613831651

9781400850242

140085024X

9781283519205

1283519208

9781400839414

1400839416

OCLC:

757745485