Silvia Salvatici

A history of humanitarianism, 1755-1989

In the name of others

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book traces the history of international aid from the anti-slavery movement to the end of the cold war. The reconstruction of humanitarianism's long pattern unfolds around some crucial moments and events: the colonial expansion of European countries, the two world wars and their aftermaths, the emergence of a new postcolonial order.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781526120168
• ISBN-10: 152612016X
• Artikelnr.: 54619930

Autorenporträt

Silvia Salvatici is Associate Professor at the University of Milan

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the English edition Introduction Part I: Archaeology of
international humanitarianism 1 Saving humanity, abolishing slavery 2
Colonial humanitarianism Part II: Humanitarianism in wartime 3 La guerre et
la charité 4 'Chaotic years of peace' 5 Aftermath of the Second World War:
humanitarianism at a crossroads? Part III: From Europe to the Third World 6
Fighting poverty and hunger 7 Humanitarian emergencies Epilogue: a 'new
humanitarianism'? Bibliography Index