"Œuvres de bienfaisance Organisation États-Unis Histoire." . . "Charity organization United States History." . . "Política social." . . "Endowments History United States." . . "Social reformers United States History." . . "Charities History United States." . . "Fundacions Estats Units d'Amèrica Història." . . "USA" . . "USA." . "Verenigde Staten." . . . . "Mecenaat." . . "Pobres Estats Units d'Amèrica." . . "Carità Stati Uniti Storia 1601-2001." . . "Liefdadigheid." . . "Fundacions." . . "Pobres." . . "Enti senza scopo di lucro Stati Uniti Storia 1601-2001." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Charity, philanthropy, and civility in American history" . "Charity, philanthropy, and civility in American history"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The study of philanthropy has transcended the structure of traditional disciplines, often involving non-historians in historical analysis. This book presents professional historians addressing the dominant issues and theories offered to explain the history of American philanthropy and its role in American society. The essays develop and enlighten the major themes proposed by the book's editors, in some instances taking issue with each other in the process. The overarching premise is that philanthropic activity in America has its roots in the desires of individuals to impose their visions of societal ideals or conceptions of truth upon their society. To do so, they have organized in groups, frequently defining themselves and their group's role in society in the process." . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Aufsatzsammlung" . . . . . . . . "Estats Units d'Amèrica" . . "Estats Units d'Amèrica." . "Charity organization History United States." . . "Philanthropie USA Geschichte." . . "Philanthropie." . . "Oeuvres de bienfaisance États-Unis Histoire." . . "Œuvres de bienfaisance États-Unis Histoire." . "Social reformers History United States." . . "Fondations États-Unis Histoire." . . "Sozialhilfe." . . "Wohltätigkeit USA Geschichte." . . "Kunstbevordering." . . "Història social." . . "Hilfsorganisation." . . "Interação social (sociologia) Estados unidos." . . "Interação social (sociologia) - Estados unidos." . "Wohltätigkeit." . . "Nächstenliebe." . . "Endowments United States History." . . "Charities United States History." . . "Filantropismo Stati Uniti Storia 1601-2001." . . "Beneficència Estats Units d'Amèrica Història." . . "Filantropia (história) Estados unidos." . . "Filantropia (história) - Estados unidos." . "Beneficència." . . "Geschichte." . . "Réformateurs sociaux États-Unis Histoire." . .