Philanthropy in America : a history / Olivier Zunz.

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012], ©2012.

x, 381 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"For the improvement of mankind" -- The coming of mass philanthropy -- The regulatory compromise -- The private funding of affairs of state -- From humanitarianism to cold war -- Philanthropy at midcentury : "timid billions"? -- Investing in civil rights -- In search of a nonprofit sector -- American philanthropy and the world's communities.