Making the world safe : the American Red Cross and a nation's humanitarian awakening / Julia F. Irwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irwin, Julia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarianism--United States--History.

Humanitarianism.

International relief--United States--History.

International relief.

Economic assistance, American--History.

Economic assistance, American.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

American Red Cross--History.

American Red Cross.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is simultaneously a story of how Americans first began to see foreign aid as a key element in their relations with the world. As the American Century dawned, more and more Americans saw the need to engage in world affairs and to make the world a safer place--not by military action but through humanitarian aid. It was a time pe

Contents:

1. Making international humanitarianism American

2. Humanitarian preparedness

3. Mobilizing a volunteer army

4. Relieving Europe

5. Rebuilding Europe

6. A world made safe?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-999009-3

0-19-025446-7

0-19-999008-5

OCLC:

841171350