Calculating compassion : Humanity and relief in war, Britain 1870-1914.
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 soldie...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester University Press,
2016
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| Series: | Humanitarianism Key Debates and New Approaches MUP.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526110657 1526110652 9781526110640 1526110644 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
