American Philanthropy Abroad

ISBN-13: 9780887387111 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 680 str.

Merle Eugene Curti

Opis

This book tells for the first time, in rich detail, and without apologetics, what Americans have done, in the voluntary sector and often without official sanction, for human welfare in all parts of the world

Spis treści

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction to the Transaction Edition, I. Beginnings, II. For the Greeks, III. The Great Irish Famine, IV. Renewal, V. The Widening Circle, VI. The Expansion of Religious Benevolence, VII. For Welfare and Culture, VIII. A Little War and New Disasters, IX. The Great War, X. The Aftermath, XI. Searches for International Peace and Progress, XII. Responses to Natural Disasters, XIII. The Plight of the Jews, XIV. Spain, XV. The Years of Neutrality, XVI. In War Again, XVII. Helping the Victims Survive, XVIII. Migration to Hope, XIX. Prospects for a New World, XX. Reflections and Implications, Bibliographical Essay, Index

O autorze

Merle Curti