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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... funds in joint investments. Yet there are more immediate implications that this interpretation overlooks. Voluntary associations created jobs, manufactured and sold goods, and patronized local tradesmen, all of which helped to spur ...
... funds in joint investments. Yet there are more immediate implications that this interpretation overlooks. Voluntary associations created jobs, manufactured and sold goods, and patronized local tradesmen, all of which helped to spur ...
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... funds that enabled him to set himself up as the editor of the Gazette, a function normally filled by kin in an era ... Funding and the Commonwealth Ideal Despite his personal generosity, Franklin harbored a glowering dislike of public ...
... funds that enabled him to set himself up as the editor of the Gazette, a function normally filled by kin in an era ... Funding and the Commonwealth Ideal Despite his personal generosity, Franklin harbored a glowering dislike of public ...
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... fund-raising campaign began to falter. A shrewd judge of character, Franklin was well aware that the assembly would be reluctant to grant public funds. When his petition was denied, the printer introduced an alternative plan for a two ...
... fund-raising campaign began to falter. A shrewd judge of character, Franklin was well aware that the assembly would be reluctant to grant public funds. When his petition was denied, the printer introduced an alternative plan for a two ...
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... funds through work programs for the destitute. They were also empowered to receive loans, gifts, and bequests to replace the city's dilapidated almshouse. Income generation figured into their plans as well, as inmates picked oakum ...
... funds through work programs for the destitute. They were also empowered to receive loans, gifts, and bequests to replace the city's dilapidated almshouse. Income generation figured into their plans as well, as inmates picked oakum ...
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... funds, access to lottery monies, and the right to collectively hold property and bequests. If the organization was able to generate profits in the pursuit of public ends, it was entitled to those funds as well, an “enticement for which ...
... funds, access to lottery monies, and the right to collectively hold property and bequests. If the organization was able to generate profits in the pursuit of public ends, it was entitled to those funds as well, an “enticement for which ...
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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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