American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865University of Chicago Press, 15/04/2011 - 330 من الصفحات Since the dawn of the republic, faith in social equality, religious freedom, and the right to engage in civic activism have constituted our national creed. In this bracing history, Kathleen D. McCarthy traces the evolution of these ideals, exploring the impact of philanthropy and volunteerism on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War. The market revolution, participatory democracy, and voluntary associations have all been closely linked since the birth of the United States. American Creed explores the relationships among these three institutions, showing how charities and reform associations forged partnerships with government, provided important safety valves for popular discontent, and sparked much-needed economic development. McCarthy also demonstrates how the idea of philanthropy became crucially wedded to social activism during the Jacksonian era. She explores how acts of volunteerism and charity became involved with the abolitionist movement, educational patronage, the struggle against racism, and female social justice campaigns. What resulted, she contends, were heated political battles over the extent to which women and African Americans would occupy the public stage. Tracing, then, the evolution of civil society and the pivotal role of philanthropy in the search for and exercise of political and economic power, this book will prove essential to anyone interested in American history and government. |
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... example of the intersection of the market, the government, and philanthropy in the colonial era, and the contested rise of social advocacy in the aftermath of the war. Chapter focuses on the development of the first charities and ...
... example of the intersection of the market, the government, and philanthropy in the colonial era, and the contested rise of social advocacy in the aftermath of the war. Chapter focuses on the development of the first charities and ...
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... examples of the ways in which associations built social capital among men of middling means, public-private partnerships, market activities, and a broadened mandate for social advocacy. Colonial Precedents Franklin's career heralded a ...
... examples of the ways in which associations built social capital among men of middling means, public-private partnerships, market activities, and a broadened mandate for social advocacy. Colonial Precedents Franklin's career heralded a ...
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... example of Franklin's skill at cobbling together public and private support was his work on behalf of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Sick Poor. Initially proposed by Dr. Thomas Bond, the hospital was the first of its kind in North ...
... example of Franklin's skill at cobbling together public and private support was his work on behalf of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Sick Poor. Initially proposed by Dr. Thomas Bond, the hospital was the first of its kind in North ...
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... example of the ways in which public and private donations intermingled with commercial revenues. In addition to income from his writings, he eventually secured a ship to import European goods for sale in American markets. He even tried ...
... example of the ways in which public and private donations intermingled with commercial revenues. In addition to income from his writings, he eventually secured a ship to import European goods for sale in American markets. He even tried ...
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... example, laws making heresy a punishable crime were still on the books in the s, although rarely enforced. The colony also had a sizable Methodist population that openly dissented from the doctrines of the Church of England ...
... example, laws making heresy a punishable crime were still on the books in the s, although rarely enforced. The colony also had a sizable Methodist population that openly dissented from the doctrines of the Church of England ...
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Testing the Faith | 121 |
Civil Society and the Civil War | 192 |
Notes | 209 |
Bibliography | 265 |
Index | 301 |
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