British humanitarian activity in Russia, 1890-1923 / Luke Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Luke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian assistance, British--Russia--History--19th century.

Humanitarian assistance, British.

Humanitarian assistance, British--Russia--History--20th century.

Humanitarian assistance, British--Soviet Union.

History.

Russia--Social conditions--1801-1917.

Russia.

Social conditions.

Soviet Union--Social conditions--1917-1945.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

x, 220 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"This text analyses the efforts of British civil society to help a Russia seen to be struggling between 1890 and the 1920s. Luke Kelly seeks to show why churches, pressure groups, charities, politicians and journalists came to promote religious and political liberty and to relieve the victims of famines in late-tsarist and early communist Russia. By focusing on the roles of Christian, Jewish and liberal interests in deploying humanitarian solutions, Kelly shows how humanitarianism developed 'from below', while also examining the growth of a broader humanitarian discourse in the context of the Anglo-Russian relationship"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319651897

3319651897

OCLC:

994812718