John Hutchinson

Champions Of Charity (eBook, ePUB)

War And The Rise Of The Red Cross

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces the first champions of the cause of charity toward the sick and wounded: the Genevan philanthropists and physicians. It focuses on the international Red Cross movement from the first Geneva conference in 1863 until the Tenth Conference in 1921.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429981401
• Artikelnr.: 52479321

Autorenporträt

John F. Hutchinson is professor of history at Simon Fraser University and is the author of Politics and Public Health in Revolutionary Russia, 1890-1918.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Sacred Cow and the Skeptical Historian
Part 1 The Civilizing Mission
1 A Happy Coincidence
2 The Delegates of Humanity
Part 2 The Militarization of Charity
3 Trial by Combat
4 Humanity and Patriotism
5 Organizing for War
Part 3 The Pains of Rebirth
6 Victory and Virtue
7 New Wine and Old Bottles
Conclusion: Champions of Charity