Philanthropic foundations : new scholarship, new possibilities / edited by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann. - Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, �1999. - 1 online resource (xviii, 420 pages) : illustrations. - Philanthropic studies . - Philanthropic studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-403) and index.

Foundations in History: New Possibilities for Scholarship and Practice -- Foundations as Organizations -- Case Studies in Early-Twentieth-Century Foundation Philanthropy -- Foundations and Recent Social Movements -- Writing the History of Foundations – Bibliography: Recent Writings About Foundations in History

This book presents new scholarship about foundations such as Ford, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Russell Sage, their history, and their impact on American society. -- Provided by publisher


English.

0585211574 9780585211572




Geschichte 1650-1997


Charitable organization--History.--United States
Endowments--History.--United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Philanthropy & Charity.
Endowments.
Wohlfahrtsverband
Organisation
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work - General.


United States.
USA.


History.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

HV40.8.U6 / P55 1999eb

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