Amer Philanthropy

by Robert H. Bremner

In this revised and enlarged edition of his classic work, Robert H. Bremner provides a social history of American philanthropy from colonial times to the present, showing the ways in which Americans have sought to do good in such fields as religion, education, humanitarian reform, social service, war relief, and foreign aid. Three new chapters have been added that concisely cover the course of philanthropy and voluntarism in the United States over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226073289
• ISBN13: 9780226073286
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press