03858nam 2200625 450 991047886940332120170920012454.01-5261-1065-2(CKB)3710000000853534(EBL)4706744(MiAaPQ)EBC4706744(EXLCZ)99371000000085353420161014h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCalculating compassion humanity and relief in war, Britain 1870-1914 /Rebecca GillManchester, England ;New York, New York :Manchester University Press,2013.New York, New York :Palgrave Macmillan,[date of distribution not identified]©20131 online resource (249 p.)Humanitarianism Key Debates and New ApproachesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7810-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half-title; Series page; Title page; Copyright information; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: calculating compassion in war; Part I A new vocation: British relief in war - France, 1870-71; 1 The origins of British relief in war; 2 Accounting for compassion: British relief in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; Part II Knowledge of suffering and the politics of relief: the Balkans, 1876-78; 3 New humanitarian politics: 'victim' nations and the brotherhood of humanity4 Neutrality and the politics of aid in insurgency: British relief to the Balkans, 1876-78Part III Boundaries of compassion: humanity and relief in British wars, c.1884-1914; 5 Scientific humanitarianism and British 'tyranny' in South Africa; 6 The rational application of compassion? Relief, reconstruction and disputes over civilian suffering in the Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902; 7 Neutrality, proficiency and the feminisation of aid: from the 'scramble for Africa' to the Great War; Conclusion: humanity and relief in war and peace; Bibliography; IndexCalculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of Empire. Commencing with the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, it follows distinguished surgeons and 'lady amateurs' as they distributed aid to wounded soldiers and distressed civilians, often in the face of considerable suspicion. Dispensing with the notion of shared 'humanitarian' ideals, it examines the complex, and sometimes controversial, origins of organised relief, and illuminates the emergence of practices and protocols still recognisable in the delivery oHumanitarianism (Series)Humanitarian assistanceHumanitarian assistance, BritishHistory19th centuryHumanitarian assistance, BritishHistory20th centuryWar reliefGreat BritainHistory19th centuryWar reliefGreat BritainHistory20th centuryWar victimsServices forHistory19th centuryWar victimsServices forHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Humanitarian assistance.Humanitarian assistance, BritishHistoryHumanitarian assistance, BritishHistoryWar reliefHistoryWar reliefHistoryWar victimsServices forHistoryWar victimsServices forHistory361.26Gill Rebecca(Historian),909837MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910478869403321Calculating compassion2035966UNINA