Takes a fresh look at the history of famine relief and humanitarianism through a novel moral economy approach, drawing on case studies of the Great Irish Famine in the 1840s, the famine in Soviet Russia in 1921-3, and the famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Takes a fresh look at the history of famine relief and humanitarianism through a novel moral economy approach, drawing on case studies of the Great Irish Famine in the 1840s, the famine in Soviet Russia in 1921-3, and the famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Norbert Götz is a Professor at the Institute of Contemporary History, Södertörn University, Sweden. He is the author of Deliberative Diplomacy (2011) and Ungleiche Geschwister (2001), for which he has been awarded with the Hans-Rosenberg-Memorial-Prize.
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List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Famine Relief in Perspective 1.1 Social Origins of Famine 1.2 The Moral Economy of Aid 2. Case Studies 2.1 Three Ages of Humanitarianism 2.2 The Great Irish Famine and Ad Hoc Humanitarianism 2.3 The Russian Famine of 1921-3 and Organised Humanitarianism 2.4 Famine in Ethiopia 1984-6 and Expressive Humanitarianism 3. Appeals 3.1 The Humanitarian Appeal 3.2 Empire, Faith, and Kinship - Ireland 3.3 Altruism, Self-Interest, and Solidarity - Soviet Russia 3.4 Television, Shame, and Global Humanity - Ethiopia 3.5 Arousing Compassion: A Long View on Calls for Famine Relief 4. Allocation 4.1 Allocating Gifts 4.2 Fostering Local Efforts - Ireland 4.3 Live and Let Die - Soviet Russia 4.4 Relief, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement - Ethiopia 4.5 Targeting Aid: Realities on the Ground across Two Centuries 5. Accounting 5.1 Humanitarian Accountability 5.2 Figures, Narratives, and Omissions - Ireland 5.3 The Power of Numbers - Soviet Russia 5.4 More than 'Dollars' and 'Per Cent' - Ethiopia 5.5 Keeping the Record: A Bicentennial Perspective Conclusion: The Moral Economy of Humanitarianism List of References Index.
List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Famine Relief in Perspective 1.1 Social Origins of Famine 1.2 The Moral Economy of Aid 2. Case Studies 2.1 Three Ages of Humanitarianism 2.2 The Great Irish Famine and Ad Hoc Humanitarianism 2.3 The Russian Famine of 1921-3 and Organised Humanitarianism 2.4 Famine in Ethiopia 1984-6 and Expressive Humanitarianism 3. Appeals 3.1 The Humanitarian Appeal 3.2 Empire, Faith, and Kinship - Ireland 3.3 Altruism, Self-Interest, and Solidarity - Soviet Russia 3.4 Television, Shame, and Global Humanity - Ethiopia 3.5 Arousing Compassion: A Long View on Calls for Famine Relief 4. Allocation 4.1 Allocating Gifts 4.2 Fostering Local Efforts - Ireland 4.3 Live and Let Die - Soviet Russia 4.4 Relief, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement - Ethiopia 4.5 Targeting Aid: Realities on the Ground across Two Centuries 5. Accounting 5.1 Humanitarian Accountability 5.2 Figures, Narratives, and Omissions - Ireland 5.3 The Power of Numbers - Soviet Russia 5.4 More than 'Dollars' and 'Per Cent' - Ethiopia 5.5 Keeping the Record: A Bicentennial Perspective Conclusion: The Moral Economy of Humanitarianism List of References Index.
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