Searching for critical issues in philanthropy

Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide—Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters, by Arthur C. Brooks. New York: Basic Books, 2006. 256 pp., $26.00 cloth, $16.95 paper. Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism, by Joan Roelofs. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2003. 270 pp., $29.95 paper. The Foundation: A Great American Secret, by Joel Fleishman. New York: PublicAffairs, 2007. 384 pp., $27.95 cloth. The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune, by Conor O'Clery. New York: PublicAffairs, 2007. 352 pp., $26.95 cloth.     

What's new in nonprofit management?

Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices, by Peter F. Drucker. New York: HarperCollins, 1990. 235 pp., $22.95 cloth. Changing Hats: from Social Work Practice to Administration, by Felice Davidson Perlmutter. Silver Springs, Md.: National Association of social Workers Press, 1990. 160 pp., $12.95 paper. Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations: Strategy and Structure, by Richard J. Butler and David C. Wilson. London: Routledge, 1990. 190 pp., $55.00 cloth.     

Defining the Nonprofit Sector Cross-Nationally

Defining the Nonprofit Sector: A Cross-National Analysis, by Lester M. Salamon and Helmut K. Anheier. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. 526 pp., $29.95 paperback. The Nonprofit Sector in France, by Edith Archambault. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. 324 pp., $27.95 paperback. The Nonprofit Sector in Italy, edited by Gian Paolo Barbetta. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. 309 pp., $59.95. The Nonprofit Sector in Sweden, by Tommy Lundstrom and Filip Wijkstrom. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. 345 pp., $69.95.     

The power of relationships

The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for Effective Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, edited by John Gastil and Peter Levine. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass, 2005. 336 pp., $36.00 cloth. Politics Is About Relationship: A Blueprint for the Citizens' Century, by Harold H. Saunders. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 242 pp., $35.00 cloth. Going Public: An Organizer's Guide to Citizen Action, by Michael Gecan. New York: Anchor, 2002. 224 pp., $12.00 paper. The Civic Renewal Movement: Community‐Building and Democracy in the United States, by Carmen Sirianni and Lewis A. Friedland. Dayton, Ohio: Kettering Foundation Press, 2005. 260 pp., $9.95 paper.     

Four Books on Nonprofit Boards and Governance

Governing Boards, by Cyril O. Houle. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass, 1997. 223 pp., $21.95 paper. Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations, by John Carver. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997, 241 pp., $28.95 cloth. Perfect Nonprofit Boards: Myths, Paradoxes, and Paradigms, by Stephen R. Block. Needham Heights, Mass.: Simon & Schuster, 1998, 149 pp., $21.95 paper. Nonprofit Boards: Roles, Responsibilities, and Performance, by Diane J. Duca. New York: Wiley, 1996, 192 pp., $29.95 cloth.     

Improving nonprofit management: What's new?

The Nonprofit Organization: Essential Readings, edited by David L. Gies, J. Steven Ott, and Jay M. Shafritz. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, 1990. 402 pp., $23.50 paper. A Nonprofit Organization Operating Manual: Planning for Survival and Growth, by Arnold J. Olenick and Philip Olenick. New York: Foundation Center, 1991. 484 pp., $29.95 paper. Executive Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: New Strategies for Shaping Executive-Board Dynamics, by Robert D. Herman and Richard D. Heimovics. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. 173 pp., $22.95 cloth. Quality Management in the Nonprofit World: Combining Compassion and Performance to Meet Client Needs and Improve Finances, by Larry W. Kennedy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. 194 pp., $22.95 cloth.     

Book Reviews

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Ideologies of Caring: Rethinking Community and Collectivism, by Gillian Dalley. Houndmills: Mac-Millan Education, 1988. $ 18.50. 165 pp., Paper. Reviewed By Brij Mohan

Bridges of Respect: Creating Support for Lesbian and Gay Youth, by Katherine Whitlock. American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, PA, 1988. $7.50. 97 pp. Reviewed By Ski Hunter

Courage and Love, by Gisela Konopka. Burgess Printing Company: Edina, Minnesota. 1988. $11.95. 337 pp. Reviewed By Ruth R. Middleman

Social Work Day to Day: The Experience of Generalist Social Work Practice, by Carolyn Cressy Wells. Longman: New York, 1989 2nd Ed. 205 pp. Reviewed By Elbert Siegel

Learning Through Field Instruction: A Guide for Teachers and Students, by Martha L. Urbanowski and Margaret M. Dwyer. Family Service America: Milwaukee, WI, 1988. $15.95. 180pp. Reviewed By Miriam S. Raskin

Dependency and Poverty: Old Problems in a New World, by June Axinn and Mark J. Stern. Lexington Books: Massachusetts, 1988. 178 pp. Reviewed By Frank R. Baskind     

II. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Commission on the Social Studies of the American Historical Association

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Some Recent Geography Textbooks: Modern Business Geography. By Ellsworth Huntington and Sumner W. Cushing. World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, 1925. viii, 352 pp. $2.00. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: A Smaller Commercial Geography. By G. G. Chisholm and J. H. Birrell. Longmans, Green and Company, New York, 1924. xiv, 302 pp. $1.65. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: High Lights of Geography: North America. By David Starr Jordan and Katherine Dunlop Cather. World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, 1925. xv, 358 pp. $1.44. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: Human Geography by Grades: Book Three. The World. By James Fairgrieve and Ernest Young. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1925. x, 304 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: First Lessons in Geography. By Philip A. Knowlton. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1924. vi, 257 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

Some Recent Geography Textbooks: The Story Key to Geographic Names. By O. D. von Engeln and Jane McKelway Urquhart. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1924. xvi, 279 pp. Reviewed by: John E. Orchard

The War for Southern Independence, being vol. VI of The History of the United States. By Edward Channing. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1925. 645 pp. $4.75. Reviewed by: B. B. Kendrick

Ethics and Citizenship. By John W. Wayland, Head of the Department of History and Social Science, State Teachers College, Harrisonburg, Va. The McClure Co., Staunton, Va., 1924. 251 pp. $1.85. Reviewed by: H. W. Schneider

History of the 151st Field Artillery. (Minnesota in the World War, Volume I.) By Louis L. Collins. Edited by Wayne E. Stevens. Minnesota War Records Commission, St. Paul, 1924. xxv, 427 pp. Reviewed by: Elbridge Colby

History of the Philippines. By David P. Barrows. The World Book Company, Yonkers, New York, 1924. xiv, 406 pp. $1.60. Reviewed by: Paul V. Shaw     

BOOK REVIEWS

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DISABILITY: A DIVERSITY MODEL APPROACH IN HUMAN SERVICE PRACTICE. Romel W. Mackelprang and Richard O. Salsgiver. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 1999, 267 pp. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

POLICY, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH IN DISABILITY: COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR ALL. Julie Ann Racino. New York: The Haworth Press Inc., 1999, 475 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

SOCIAL WORK AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. John T. Pardeck. Westport, CT: Auburn House, 1998, 152 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

SMART BUT STUCK: WHAT EVERY THERAPIST NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IMPRISONED INTELLIGENCE. Myrna Orenstein. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc., 1999, 242 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.

WHAT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DISABILITY. Rhoda Olkin. New York: The Guilford Press, 2001, 368 pp., Paperback and hardback editions available. Reviewed by Jean A. Musick.     

The Why,What, and How of Teaching Children Social Skills

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The History of Peace: A Short Account of the Organized Movements For International Peace, By A. C. F. Beales, Lincoln Mac Veagh, The Dial Press, New York, 1931. viii, 355 pp. Reviewed by: Lloyd W. Truman.

England in the Age of the American Revolution. By L. B. Namier. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1930, viii, 518 pp. $8.50.

The Black Death and Men of Learning. By Anna M. Campbell. Columbia University Press, New York, 1931, xii, 210 pp. $3.00.

The Voyageur. By Grace Lee Nute. D. Appleton &; Co., New York, 1931. ix. 299 pp. With wood-cut illustrations and end-paper maps. $3.00.

They That Take the Sword. By Esmé Wingfield-Stratford. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1931, xiv, 424 pp. $4.00. Reviewed by: Courtney R. Hall.

Modern Europe and the World. By Ralph Flenley, University of Toronto, Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd., 1931. xvi, 567 pp. Reviewed by: John Hall Stewart.

The March of Civilization: Modern World, 1453–1931. By Jesse E. Wrench. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1931. Pp. XVII, 486. $2.00. Reviewed by: Edgar B. Wesley.

Henry Dundas, First Viscount Melville, 1742–1811. By Holden Turber. Oxford University Press, New York, 1931. xi, 331 pp. $6.00. Reviewed by: Charles F. Mullett.

Beyond the Sublime Porte. By Barnette Miller. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1931. XIX, 281 pp. $5.00. Reviewed by: Margaret Willis.

King Charles II. By Arthur Bryant. Longmans, Green &; Co., New York, 1931. xi, 448 pp. $3.50.

Annals of the New York Stage. By George C. D. Odell. Columbia University Press, New York, 1927–1931. Seven volumes. Vol. I (To 1798), xiii, 496 pp.; Vol. II (1798-1821), vii 8, 643 pp.; Vol. III (1821-1834), xii, 747 pp.; Vol. IV (1834-1843), xii, 757 pp.; Vol. V (1843-1850), xiii, 655 pp.; Vol. VI (1850-1857), xiii, 676 pp.; Vol. VII (1857-1865), xv 793 pp.     

In search of common ground about the commons

The Commons: New Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, by Roger A. Lohmann. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. 344 pp. $34.95. Governing the Commons: The Revolution of Institutions for Collective Action, by Elinor Ostrom. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990. 280 pp.     

Recruiting,developing, and managing volunteers

Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs: A Guide for Volunteer Administrators, by James C. Fisher and Kathleen M. Cole. San Frnacisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993. 208 pp., $23.95 cloth. Enhancing the Volunteer Experience: New Insights on Strengthening Volunteer Participation, Learning, and Commitment, by Paul J. Ilsley. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990. 170 pp., $27.95 cloth. How to Recruit Great Board Members: A Guide for Nonprofit Agencies, by Dorian Dodson. Santa Fe, N.M.: Adolpho Street, 1993, 129 pp., $14.95 paper.     

Nonprofit and Social Marketing

Marketing Social Change: Changing Behavior to Promote Health, Social Development, and the Environment, by Alan R. Andreasen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995. 367 pp., $30.95 cloth. Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations, by Siri Espy. Chicago, Ill.: Lyceum Books, 1993. 165 pp., $19.95 paper. Marketing Nonprofit Programs and Services: Proven and Practical Strategies to Get More Customers, Members, and Donors, by Douglas B. Herron. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997. 282 pp., $32.95 cloth.     

Sex,greed, and nonprofit mismanagement: A review essay

The United Way: Dilemmas of Organized Charity, by Eleanor L. Brilliant, New York: Columbia University Press, 1990. 382 pp. $47.00. The United Way Scandal: An Insider's Account of What Went Wrong and Why, by John Glaser. New York: Wiley, 1994, 274 pp., $34.95. Free Ride: The Tax-Exempt Economy, by Gilbert Gaul and Neill M. Borowski. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993. 197 pp., $6.95 (paper).     

Changing the Face of Nonprofit Management

High‐Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact, by Christine W. Letts, Allen Grossman, and William P. Ryan. Wiley, 1998. 207 pp. $29.95 cloth. Mission‐Based Management: Leading Your Not‐for‐Profit into the Twenty‐First Century, by Peter C. Brinckerhoff. New York: Wiley, 1998. 258 pp. $51.95 cloth. Financial Empowerment: More Money for More Mission, by Peter C. Brinckerhoff. New York: Wiley, 1998. 238 pp. $51.95 cloth. Mission‐Based Marketing: How Your Not‐for‐Profit Can Succeed in a More Competitive World, by Peter C. Brinckerhoff. New York: Wiley, 1998. 214 pp. $51.95 cloth.     

The International Debt Crisis

Book reviewed in this article: Common Crisis (‘Second Brandt Report’). Brandt Commission. London: Pan, 1983. 174pp. £1.95. Adjustment and Financing in the Developing World: The Role of the International Monetary Fund. Edited by Tony Killick. Washington, DC: IMF in association with the Overseas Development Institute, 1982. 232pp. £4.50 pb. The Quest for Economic Stabilisation: The IMF and the Third World. Edited by Tony Killick. 320pp. £16.50 hb, £7.50 pb; and The IMF and Stabilisation: Developing Country Experiences. Edited by Tony Killick. 272pp. £15.00 hb, £6.95 pb. London: Heinemann Educational, 1984. Development Financing: A Framework for International Financial Cooperation. Edited by S. El-Shaikhly. London: Frances Pinter, 1982. £16.50. International Reserves, Exchange Rates and Developing Country Finance. Edited by Norman C. Miller. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1982. 161pp. £15.50.     

White ‘ladies’, coloured ‘favourites’ and black ‘wenches’; some considerations on sex,race and class factors in social relations in white Creole Society in the British Caribbean

The Formation of a Planter Elite: Jonathan Bryan and the Southern Colonial Frontier. By Alan Gallay. Athens &; London: University of Georgia Press, 19S9, xx, 282 pp. $35.00.

Unification of a Slave State: The Rise of the Planter Class in the South Carolina Backcountry, 1760–1808. By Rachel N. Klein. Chapel Hill &; London: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1990. vii, 331 pp. $34.95.

Women and Sisters: Antislavery Feminists in American Culture. By Jean Fagan Yellin. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. ix, 226 pp. £20.00/$29.95.

Virtue's Hero: Emerson, Antislavery, and Reform. By Lengougeon. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press. 1990. xiii, 408 pp. $45.00.

Race and Revolution. By Gary B. Nash. Madison: Madison House, 1990. 212pp. $27.95.

Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery. Edited by B.A. Botkin. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1990. xl, 297 pp. $14.95 (paper).

Religion and the Radical Republican Movement 1860–1870. By Victor B. Howard. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1990. 297 pp. $32.00.

Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880–1920. By Willard B. Gatewood. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 1990. cii; 450 pp. $39.95.

Slavery in the Circuit of Sugar: Martinique and the World Economy, 1830–1848. By Dale W. Tomich. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. xiv, 353pp.

Indenture and Exile: The Indo‐Caribbean Experience. Edited by Frank Birbal‐Singh. Tsar, Toronto, 1989. 264 pp. £10.00.     

Researching by Camera

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The History of Art and the History of Civilization: History of Art. By Elie Faure. Trans. by Walter Pach. Vols. II–IV. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1922–1924. 433, 401, 517 pp. $7.50 a vol.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: History of Art. By H. B. Cotterill. F. A. Stokes Co., New York, 1923–24. 2 volumes. 442, 566 pp. $10.00.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: The History of Art. By G. Carotti. E. P. Dutton &; Company, New York, 1923. 3 vols. 420, 375, 365 pp. $3.00 a vol.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: Apollo. By S. Reinach. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924. 350 pp. $2.00.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: The Outline of Art. Edited by Sir William Orpen. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1923–1924. 2 volumes. 231, 491 pp. $4.50 a vol.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: A Primer of Modern Art. By Sheldon Cheney. Boni and Liveright, New York, 1924. 383 pp. $6.00.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: Masters of Modern Art. By Walter Pach. B. W. Huebsch, New York, 1924. 118 pp. $3.50.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: A History of Ornament, Renaissance and Modern. By T. D. F. Hamlin. Century Co., New York, 1925. 521 pp. $5.00.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: The Nature, Practice and History of Art. By H. Van Buren Magonigle. Chas. Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924. 319 pp. $2.50.

The History of Art and the History of Civilization: The Appreciation of Art. By Eugen Neuhaus. Ginn and Company, Boston, 1924. 250 pp. $3.00.

Government: The Political Parties of Today. By Arthur N. Holeonhe. Harper and Brothers, 1924. viii, 399 pp. $3.00. Reviewed by: J. P. Watson, A. Gordon Dewey, George A. Lundberg

The American Kevolution and the Making of the Constitution: the Convtilution of the United States; an Historical Survey of its Formation. By Robert Livingston Schuyler. The Macmillan Company, New Yorlr, 1993. 211 pp. $1.50. Reviewed by: E. P. Tanner

The Colonial Baclcground of tha Arnarican Revolution. By Charles M. Andrews. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1924. x, 218 pp. $2.50. Reviewed by: Harry J. Carxan

Imperialism and World Politics: Syllabus on Intamational Relations. By Parker Thomas Moon. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1995. xix, 276 pp. $2.00. Reviewed by: A. C. Flick

Imperialism and World Politics: The Open Door Doctrina in Relation to China. By Mingchien Joshua Bau, Ph. D. Macmillan CO., New York, 1993. xxviii, 245 pp. $2.50. Reviewed by: E. B. Hewes

Imperialism and World Politics: Manchuria, Land of Opportunities. By the South Manchurian Railway Company. Rev. Ed. (New York, 1924. ix, 98 pp.)

Imperialism and World Politics: White and Black in East Africa. By Hermann Norden. F. R. G. (Small Maynard &; Company, Boston, 1924. 304 pp. $5.00.)

Miscellaneous: History of Western Europe, VoZ. I. By James Harvey Robinson. Ginn and Co., Boston, 1924. 531 pp. Reviewed by: A. C. Krey, Eugene N. Curts

Miscellaneous: Great Peoples of tha Ancient World. By Dorothy M. Vaughan, M. A. (Longmans, Green &; Co., London, 1925. x, 178 pp. $1.90.) Reviewed by: Margaret Bancroft     

From race to ethnic identity: South central Africa,social anthropology and the shadow of the holocaust 1

The Political Economy of Pondoland 1860–1930 by William Beinart, Johannesburg. Ravan: New History of Southern Africa Series, No. 3, 1983, pp. xi + 220. R11.50

The Land Belongs To Us: The Pedi Polity, the Boers and the British in theNineteenth Century Transvaal, by Peter Delius. Johannesburg, Ravan: New History of Southern Africa Series, 1983, pp. xii + 278. R11.50

The Agrarian Question and Reformism in Latin America by Alain de Janvry. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981.306 pp.

The Crisis in South Africa: Class Defence. Class Revolution by John S Saul and Stephen Gelb, New York: Monthly review Press, 1981.156 pp.     

The why and how of volunteering

Volunteers: A Social Profile, by Marc A. Musick and John Wilson. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007. 680 pp., $39.95 cloth. The Decision to Volunteer: Why People Give Their Time and How You Can Engage Them, by Beth Gazley and Monica Dignam. Washington, D.C.: ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership, 2008. 144 pp., $89.85 paper. Challenges in Volunteer Management, edited by Matthew Liao‐Troth. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age, 2008. 292 pp., $73.99 cloth, $39.99 paper.