Philanthropy and Cultural Context: Western Philanthropy in South, East and Southeast Asia in the 20th Century FROM THE PUBLISHER
By examining several philanthropic programs of the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations in public health, medical education, agriculture and science in South, East and Southeast Asia in the 20th century, this volume addresses the success and failure of Western philanthropy, and their long-term implications for those societies. It provides a thorough analysis of Asian perspectives on philanthropy based on predominant religious values, and their influence on the emerging philanthropic foundations in the region. Contributors to this volume include such prominent scholars and practitioners of philanthropy as Barnett F. Baron (Asia Foundation), Warren F. Ilchman (Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University) and Kathleen D. McCarthy (Center for Philanthropic Studies, City University of New York), as well as a number of Asian experts from around the world.
Author Biography: Philo Hove teaches in the Department of Humanities at Mount Royal College. Soma Hewa is Professor of Sociology at Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Contributions include several historical studies which critically investigate individual philanthropic projects in Asia; theses projects ranging in scope from public health to scientific education; philosophical textual inquiriesboth ancient and moderninto Asian religious traditions; and several empirical examinations which gauge the pulse of emerging, uniquely Asian philanthropic enterprises and suggest potential directions for the future. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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