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Philanthropy in America

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Philanthropy in America

By Olivier Zunz

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About the book

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? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon.

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9780691161204

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Princeton University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Philanthropy in America

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Paperback

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