Visions of humanity : historical cultural practices since 1850 / edited by Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Sebastian Jobs, So¨nke Kunkel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gienow-Hecht, Jessica C. E., 1964- editor.

Jobs, Sebastian, editor.

Kunkel, So¨nke, editor.

Series:

Explorations in Culture and International History Series

Explorations in Culture and International History Series ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanity.

Humanism.

Civilization.

Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2023]

Summary:

"Since the 19th century the idea of an international history of humanity has influenced policy makers and activists alike. Focusing on the promises and problems, successes and failures of the concept, Visions of Humanity addresses the growing interest in historical ideas and actions targeting international and global audiences in the name of common values, rights, and concerns. Through an international set of contributions, which explore the spaces, materials, actors, and mediations of and on humanity, this volume applies both an historical and cultural lens to the tensions and struggles involved in constructing, invoking, and instrumentalizing the "we" of humanity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction - Visions of Humanity: Actors, Culture, Practices

Chapter 1 - The Human in Human Rights

Part I - Objects

Chapter 2 - Hearts, Minds, and Skulls: The International Debate on the Nature of Humanity in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

Chapter 3 - In Search of Biblical Mesopotamia: Visions of Humanity in US Archaeological Excavations in Iraq, 1880-1910

Part II - Work

Chapter 4 - Tensions of "Humanity": Jewish Philanthropy and Refugee Crises in Eastern Europe, 1881-1914

Chapter 5 - "The Whole Organism of Humanity": The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's Campaign for Women's Rights as Universal Rights, c. 1919

Chapter 6 - "A New Humanity" for the Poor: Liberation Theology and Visions of Revolutionary Justice in 1960s Guatemala

Chapter 7 - Engineering Empathy: Humanity, Culture, and the Battle against Apartheid in South Africa, 1948-1994

Part III - Sounds

Chapter 8 - Choreographing Humanity in the 1960s: Maurice Béjart and the Symphony No. 9

Chapter 9 - Musical Humanism: Yehudi Menuhin and UNESCO's International Music Council, 1969-1975

Chapter 10 - "We Are the World": Visions of Humanity in 1980s Charity Songs

Afterword - Languages of Common Humanity

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kunkel, Sönke Visions of Humanity

ISBN:

1-80539-085-6

OCLC:

1389488457