Philanthropy in America A History 1st Edition by Olivier Zunz ISBN 140085024X 9781400850242
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ISBN 10: 140085024X
ISBN 13: 9781400850242
Author: Olivier Zunz
How philanthropy has shaped America in the twentieth century
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.
Table of 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
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