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1 online resource |
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Humanitarianism : key debates and new approaches |
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Humanitarianism (Series)
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Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series page; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: calculating compassion in war; Part I A new vocation: British relief in war -- France, 1870-71; 1 The origins of British relief in war; 2 Accounting for compassion: British relief in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; Part II Knowledge of suffering and the politics of relief: the Balkans, 1876-78; 3 New humanitarian politics: 'victim' nations and the brotherhood of humanity |
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4 Neutrality and the politics of aid in insurgency: British relief to the Balkans, 1876-78Part III Boundaries of compassion: humanity and relief in British wars, c.1884-1914; 5 Scientific humanitarianism and British 'tyranny' in South Africa; 6 The rational application of compassion? Relief, reconstruction and disputes over civilian suffering in the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902; 7 Neutrality, proficiency and the feminisation of aid: from the 'scramble for Africa' to the Great War; Conclusion: humanity and relief in war and peace; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
The history of relief work is in its infancy. 'Calculating Compassion' draws on new archival research to reveal the preoccupations of 19th-century relief workers, and the legacies for relief work today. Tracing the early history of familiar British aid agencies such as the British Red Cross Society (founded 1870) and the Save the Children Fund UK (founded 1919) - as well as those less familiar and now defunct - this book challenges any notion of a common 'humanitarian' ideal |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-234) and index |
Subject |
Humanitarian assistance, British -- History -- 19th century
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Humanitarian assistance, British -- History -- 20th century
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War relief -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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War relief -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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War victims -- Services for -- History -- 19th century
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War victims -- Services for -- History -- 20th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century.
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Humanitarian assistance, British
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War relief
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War victims -- Services for
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1526110652 |
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9781526110657 |
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