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The study of philanthropy has transcended the structure of
traditional disciplines, often involving non-historians in
historical analysis. This book presents professional historians
addressing the dominant issues and theories offered to explain the
history of American philanthropy and its role in American society.
The essays develop and enlighten the major themes proposed by the
book's editors, in some instances taking issue with each other in
the process. The overarching premise is that philanthropic activity
in America has its roots in the desires of individuals to impose
their visions of societal ideals or conceptions of truth upon their
society. To do so, they have organised in groups, frequently
defining themselves and their group's role in society in the
process.
Professional historians address the dominant issues and theories offered to explain the history of American philanthropy and its role in American society. These essays develop and enlighten major themes, oftentimes contesting each other in the process. The overarching premise is that philanthropic activity in America has its roots in the desires of individuals to impose their visions of societal ideals, or conceptions of truth, upon their society. To do so, they organize in groups that frequently define themselves and their group's role in society.
This book, originally published in 1982, is an examination of
antebellum abolitionism in the United States. Professor Friedman
studies the abolitionists as individuals, delving into the
psychology, sociology and group dynamics of the movement. He
examines those 'immediatists' who, in contrast to gradualist
circles of antislavery opinion, refused, as they saw it, to
temporise with evil. He also explores the differences between the
Boston and New York groups, assesses the role of the movement in
the coming of the Civil War and develops an original view of
feminist abolitionism.
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