1st Edition
The Rise and Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa The Asian Contribution
By Robert G. Gregory
Copyright 1992
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
261 Pages
by
Routledge
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Robert G. Gregory challenges the apparent assumption that non-Western peoples lack a significant indigenous philanthropic culture. Focusing on the large South Asian community in East Africa, he relates how, over a century, they built a philanthropic culture of great magnitude, and how it finally collapsed under the ascendency of increasing state regulation and policies directed against... Read more
PrefaceIntroduction 1. The Settlement in East Africa 2. Asian Charitable Organizations and the Leading Benefactors 3. Deployment of Earnings and Savings 4. Creation of Religious, Social, Medical, and Library Facilities 5. Provision of Schools 6. Establishment of Gandhi Memorial 7. From Royal Technical College to University of Nairobi 8. Literature and the Arts 9. Contributions to Non-Asian Peoples 10. ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Howard Schwartz
