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Calculating compassion

Gill, Rebecca

2016,2013

Overview

Calculating 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 of overseas aid. This book is intended for students, academics and relief practitioners interested in the historical concerns of first generation relief agencies such as the British Red Cross Society and the Save the Children Fund, and their legacies today.

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Subject: 19th Century / HISTORY / Humanitarian assistance / Humanitarian assistance, British / Humanitarian assistance, British -- History -- 19th century / Humanitarian assistance, British -- History -- 20th century / Modern / Philanthropy & Charity / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / War relief / War relief -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century / War relief -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century / War victims / War victims -- Services for -- History -- 19th century / War victims -- Services for -- History -- 20th century / World history
• ISBN: 1526110652, 9781526110657, 9780719078101, 0719078105, 1526110644, 9781526110640