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Hardcover The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity Book

ISBN: 0812247930

ISBN13: 9780812247930

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity

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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 contested? Does it matter?

In The Philanthropic Revolution, Jeremy Beer argues that the historical displacement of charity by philanthropy...

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