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

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

Author/creator	Gill, Rebecca (Historian)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2013.
Description	240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Series	Humanitarianism : key debates and new approaches
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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-234) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013478219
ISBN	9780719078101 (hbk.)
ISBN	0719078105 (hbk.)

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