Humanitarian Relief in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pretus, Gabriel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian.

Relief.

Spanish civil war.

Quakers--History--20th century--Spain--Case studies.

Quakers.

Humanitarian assistance--Spain.

Humanitarian assistance.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Civilian relief.

Spain.

Spain--Social conditions--1886-1939.

International Committee of the Red Cross--Spain--History--20th century.

International Committee of the Red Cross.

Save the Children International Union--Spain--History--20th century.

Save the Children International Union.

Local Subjects:

Humanitarian.

Relief.

Spanish civil war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (462 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Humanitarian Relief in the Spanish Civil War

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) was pivotal in the history of twentieth-century Europe. However, in many regards it is still marginal in mainstream European historiography. The diplomatic, political, social and humanitarian dimensions of the war are largely unstudied. During the war there were advances in medical care and forms of what we would today call 'humanitarian intervention'. This is one of the first books to carefully study the war from the perspective of its humanitarian interventions and advances in medical services - particularly in the Republican zone. There, international support

Contents:

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR (1936-1939); Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; List of people mentioned; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Origins of the independent, non-partisan humanitarian agencies; Chapter 3 - Independent relief and a military coup that evolved into civil war: the arrival of the agencies (July 1936-Autumn 1937); Chapter 4 - The work of the agencies (1) (1936-1937); Chapter 5 - The work of the agencies (2); Chapter 6 - The work of the agencies (3): The American Quakers

Chapter 7 - War in the North: July 1936-October 1937: Politics and Humanitarian Relief: The Evacuation of Basque Children to England in May 1937Chapter 8 - Full scale war (1). The work of the agencies and the International Commission for the Assistance of Child Refugees in Spain: relief in years of misery; Chapter 9 - Full scale war (2): The work of the agencies; Chapter 10 - Conclusions; Sources; Appendices; Name index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1813-X

OCLC:

831117221