The philanthropic revolution : an alternative history of American charity /

When we talk about voluntary giving today, we usually prefer the word philanthropy to charity. Why has this terminological shift taken place? What is its philosophical significance? How did philanthropy come to acquire so much prestige--and charity come to seem so old-fashioned? Was this change cont...

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Main Author: Beer, Jeremy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015
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Series:Radical conservatisms.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central