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American Philanthropy Abroad (Hardcover)
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American Philanthropy Abroad (Hardcover)
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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. Beneath the currently fashionable rhetoric of
anti-colonialism is the story of people who have aided victims of
natural disasters such as famines and earthquakes, and what they
contributed to such agencies of cultural and social life as
libraries, schools, and colleges. The work of an assortment of
individuals, from missionaries to foundation executives, has
advanced public health, international education, and technical
assistance to the Third World. These people have also assisted in
relief and relocation of refugees, displaced persons, and those who
suffered religious and racial persecution. These activities were
especially noteworthy following the two world wars of the twentieth
century. The United States established great foundations-Carnegie,
Rosenwald, Phelps-Stokes, Rockefeller, Ford, among others-which
provided another face of capitalist accumulation to those in
backward economic regions and those suffering political
persecution. These were meshed with religious relief agencies of
all denominations that also contributed to make possible what
Arnold Toynbee called "a century in which civilized man made the
benefits of progress available to all mankind." This is a massive
work requiring more than five years of research, drawing upon a
wide array of hitherto unavailable materials and source documents.
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