Contributing citizens : modern charitable fundraising and the making of the welfare state, 1920-66 /
"Contributing Citizens tells the social, cultural, and political history of Community Chests, the forerunners of today's United Way, to provide a unique perspective on the evolution of professional fundraising, private charity, and the development of the welfare state. Blending a national...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver :
UBC Press,
©2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Contributing Citizens tells the social, cultural, and political history of Community Chests, the forerunners of today's United Way, to provide a unique perspective on the evolution of professional fundraising, private charity, and the development of the welfare state. Blending a national perspective with rich case studies of Halifax, Ottawa, and Vancouver, Shirley Tillotson shows that fundraising work in the mid-twentieth century involved organizing and promoting social responsibility in new ways, sometimes coercively. Peopled by a host of forceful characters, this is a lively account of how raising money raised the level of Canadian democracy."--Jacket |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 339 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780774814751 0774814756 1282457349 9781282457348 9786612457340 6612457341 |