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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457618803321

Autore

Hutchinson John F

Titolo

Champions of charity [[electronic resource] ] : war and the rise of the Red Cross / / John F. Hutchinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, : Westview Press, 1996

ISBN

1-283-30112-1

9786613301123

1-4619-0527-3

0-8133-4708-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1026 p.)

Disciplina

361.7/634

361.77

Soggetti

Red Cross and Red Crescent - History

War - Relief of sick and wounded - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-425) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Credits for Illustrations; Introduction: The Sacred Cow and the Skeptical Historian; Part One The Civilizing Mission; Part Two The Militarization of Charity; Part Three The Pains of Rebirth; Conclusion: Champions of Charity; Notes; Selected Bibliography; About the Book and Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Author John Hutchinson argues that the world's national Red Cross organizations failed in their original aim of making war more humane. In fact, their principal achievement in the 19th and early 20th centuries was to propagandize the values of militarism and wartime sacrifice and to encourage women to participate in national war efforts. The first objective, critical history of the creation of the Red Cross, Champions of Charity provides a startling new image of the world's largest charitable organization.