Champions of charity : war and the rise of the Red Cross / John F. Hutchinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchinson, John F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Red Cross and Red Crescent--History.

Red Cross and Red Crescent.

War--Relief of sick and wounded--History.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1026 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Westview Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-283-30112-1

9786613301123

1-4619-0527-3

0-8133-4708-4

OCLC:

756484337