Philanthropy in America
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Burlingame, Dwight. 2004. Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia (3 Volume Set). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Clotfelter, Charles T. and Thomas Ehrlich, eds. 2001. Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
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Friedman, Lawrence J. and Mark D. McGarvie. 2004. Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Gaudiani, Claire. 2004. The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Jackson, William J. 2008. The Wisdom of Generosity: A Reader in American Philanthropy. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
Karoff, H. Peter, ed. 2004. Just Money: A Critique of Contemporary American Philanthropy. Fitchburg, MA: TPI Editions.
Kelley, Mary L. 2004. The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press.
Lockley, Timothy James. 2007. Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
McCarthy, Kathleen D. 2005. American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Morris, Andrew J. F. 2008. The Limits of Voluntarism: Charity and Welfare from the New Deal through the Great Society. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Nielsen, Waldemar A. 1996. Inside American Philanthropy: The Dramas of Donorship. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
Oates, Mary J. 1995. The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
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Van Til, Jon. 1990. Critical Issues in American Philanthropy: Strengthening Theory and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.
Wagner, David. 2001. What’s Love Got to Do with It?: A Critical Look at American Charity. New York: New Press.
Wells, Ronald Austin. 1998. The Honor of Giving: Philanthropy in Native America. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Center on Philanthropy.