American Philanthropy

by Robert Hamlett Bremner and Robert H. Bremner

Book Overview

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: 0226073254
• ISBN13: 9780226073255
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"