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Author Pomakoy, Keith

Title Helping Humanity : American Policy and Genocide Rescue
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (245 pages)
Contents HELPING HUMANITY; Contents; List of Charts and Tables; List of Relief Agencies and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 "Strictly Speaking, the Term Genocide Only Fits the Holocaust": What is Genocide?; 2 American Philanthropy; 3 "The Good Samaritan": America and the War with Spain; 4 "They Fear That the Matter Will Have to Run Its Course": America and the Armenian Tragedy; 5 "No Cardinals in Russia": America and the Terror-Famine; 6 "Jews, Zionists and Social Workers": American Rescue Policy in the Caldronof World War II; 7 "The United Nations is Silent": Facing Genocide in the Cold War
8 "The World Now Stands as One": Novus Ordo Seclorum"Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary Helping Humanity: American Policy and Genocide Rescue offers a scholarly examination of America's complicated reactions to genocide and genocide rescue. It provides a synthesis of humanitarian concerns within the broader narrative of American foreign policy that gives an underappreciated policy consideration the attention it is due. This book will serve as an approachable work both for those interested in genocide and specialists in foreign policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index
Notes English
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Subject Genocide -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies
Humanitarianism -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
Diplomatic relations
Genocide -- Government policy
Humanitarianism
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
United States - General.
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008003015
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140089
Subject United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010051795
ISBN 9780739169056
073916905X
9780739139189
0739139185
9780739139196
0739139193
1280679646
9781280679643
9786613656575
6613656577