By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteer s, Revised Edition (JOSSEY BASS NONPROFIT & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SERIES) - Hardcover

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9781555422172: By the People: A History of Americans as Volunteer s, Revised Edition (JOSSEY BASS NONPROFIT & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SERIES)

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ISBN 10: 1555422179 ISBN 13: 9781555422172

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 1990

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Most history books paint our past with portraits of presidents, generals, and captains of industry. By the People introduces the multitude of citizens who stood on the front lines when history was being made--the volunteers and associates that shaped us as a people, from the Social Compact of 1620 to the Underground Railroad before the Civil War and the women's suffrage movement.

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Demonstrates how volunteers have pioneered community action and social change through three centuries of American life. Also chronicles the variety of activities volunteers join in today and explores the prospects for the future of volunteerism. Revised to reflect developments (e.g. Reaganism, priva

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