Calculating compassion : humanity and relief in war, Britain 1870-1914 /

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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 Cros...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gill, Rebecca (Historian)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.
Colección:Humanitarianism (Series)
Temas:
1800-1999
Humanitarian assistance, British > History > 19th century.
Humanitarian assistance, British > History > 20th century.
War relief > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
War relief > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
War victims > Services for > History > 19th century.
War victims > Services for > History > 20th century.
Aide humanitaire britannique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Aide humanitaire britannique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Secours aux victimes de guerre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Secours aux victimes de guerre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Victimes de guerre > Services > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Victimes de guerre > Services > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
Humanitarian assistance, British.
War relief.
War victims > Services for.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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

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