The angry gift: A neglected facet of philanthropy

Current Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-337

  Silber, Ilana F ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anger; anti politics; elite philanthropy; Israeli philanthropy; mega donors; negative moral emotions; political emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860626151     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392111435298     Document Type: Article

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