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Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society
David C. Hammack
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Hardback. Includes essays that reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. This title deals with such topics as: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; and, to advance the 'truth and reconciliation' process in South Africa. Editor(s): Hammack, David C.; Heydemann, Steven. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
The essays in this book reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. They deal with topics of significant contemporary importance: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; to advance the "truth and reconciliation" process in South Africa and in other areas of great conflict; to promote "civil society" in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; to advocate for environmental protection in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan; and to spread Rotary Clubs and encourage "social entrepreneurship" throughout the world. These essays highlight a ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253353030
SKU
V9780253353030
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About David C. Hammack
David C. Hammack is Hiram C. Haydn Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. He is editor of Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Reader (IUP, 1998). Steven Heydemann is Vice President of the Grants and Fellowship Program at the U.S. Institute for Peace, and Adjunct and Research Associate Professor in the Center for Contemporary ... Read more
Reviews for Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society
According to a new controversial academic book entitled Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society . . . US foundations funding overseas are an element of American 'soft power,' projecting the governments interests overseas and remaking the world in America's image. The book's editors, David C. Hammack of Case Western Reserve University and Steven Heydemann of the United States Institute for Peace, ... Read more