Time, Talent, and Treasure: Philanthropy in the Early Republic
Publication Title
A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations: Colonial Era to the Present
Document Type
Book Chapter - Open Access
Department or Program
Digital and Computational Studies
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Keywords
Charity, Imperialism, Institutions, Philanthropy, Public assistance, Reform, Welfare
Abstract
Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, philanthropic practices in the United States shifted from local charity to international and institutionalized giving. The works reviewed in this chapter reveal this transformation as anything but teleological. American giving practices intersected with the processes of national identity formation, formal foreign policy, and less formal connections that nevertheless knit the new citizens of the United States into an international community.
Recommended Citation
Shrout, A.H. 2020. "Time, Talent, and Treasure." In A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations, edited by C.R.W. Dietrich. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119166139.ch3