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020 _a9780691128368
_q(hardcover ;
_qalk. paper)
020 _a0691128367
_q(hardcover ;
_qalk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)722450872
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100 1 _aZunz, Olivier.
245 1 0 _aPhilanthropy in America :
_ba history /
_cOlivier Zunz.
260 _aPrinceton, N.J. :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c
300 _ax, 381 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aPolitics and society in twentieth-century America
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: For the improvement of mankind -- 2: Coming of mass philanthropy -- 3: Regulatory compromise -- 4: Private funding of affairs of state -- 5: From humanitarianism to cold war -- 6: Philanthropy at midcentury: "timid billions"? -- 7: Investing in civil rights -- 8: In search of a nonprofit sector -- 9: American philanthropy and the world's communities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
520 _aOverview: 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. Zunz looks at the ways in which American philanthropy emerged not as charity work, but as an open and sometimes controversial means to foster independent investigation, problem solving, and the greater good. Andrew Carnegie supported science research and higher education, catapulting these fields to a prominent position on the world stage. In the 1950s, Howard Pew deliberately funded the young Billy Graham to counter liberal philanthropies, prefiguring the culture wars and increased philanthropic support for religious causes. And in the 1960s, the Ford Foundation supported civil rights through education, voter registration drives, and community action programs. Zunz argues that American giving allowed the country to export its ideals abroad after World War II, and he examines the federal tax policies that unified the diverse nonprofit sector. 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.
650 0 _aCharities
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aNonprofit organizations
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aHumanitarianism
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEndowments
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 2 _aFinancial Management
_xhistory.
_0D005376Q000266
650 2 _aFund Raising
_xhistory.
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650 2 _aAltruism.
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650 2 _aCharities
_xhistory.
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650 2 _aOrganizations, Nonprofit
_xhistory.
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650 7 _aCharities.
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650 7 _aEndowments.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00909854
650 7 _aHumanitarianism.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00963578
650 7 _aNonprofit organizations.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01038875
651 7 _aUnited States.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01204155
650 7 _aNonprofit-Organisation
_2gnd
650 7 _aPhilanthropie
_2gnd
650 7 _a
_2gnd
651 7 _aUSA
_2gnd
650 7 _a
_xhistoria
_z
_2sao
648 4 _aGeschichte 1900-2011.
648 7 _aGeschichte 1900-2011.
_2swd
655 7 _aHistory.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
830 0 _aPolitics and society in twentieth-century America.
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