American creed [electronic resource] : philanthropy and the rise of civil society, 1700-1865 / Kathleen D. McCarthy.
Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.Description: xi, 319 pISBN:- 0226561984 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226561981
- 0226562018 (pbk.)
- 9780226561998 (e-book)
- Charities -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Nonprofit organizations -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Civil society -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Charities -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Nonprofit organizations -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Civil society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- 361.7/63/097309034 21
- HV91 .M375 2003eb
eBooks
Paperback edition 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-299) and index.
pt. 1. The rise of civil society -- pt. 2. Testing the faith.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.