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Calculating compassion
Humanity and relief in war, Britain 1870–1914
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English
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2013
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Calculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of Empire. Commencing with the Franco-Prussian war of 1870–71, it follows distinguished surgeons and ‘lady amateurs’ as they distributed aid to wounded soldiers and distressed civilians, often in the face of considerable suspicion. Dispensing with the notion of shared ‘humanitarian’ ideals, it examines the complex, and sometimes controversial, origins of organised relief, and illuminates the emergence of practices and protocols still recognisable in the delivery of overseas aid. This book is intended for students, academics and relief practitioners interested in the historical concerns of first generation relief agencies such as the British Red Cross Society and the Save the Children Fund, and their legacies today.
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Contributor: Rebecca Gill
Rebecca Gill is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Huddersfield
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‘Gill has not simply written a history of relief— this is a book about the unseen consequences of war, evolving British ideas about internationalism and empire, and attitudes to poverty and race at the turn of the twentieth century. It also demands attention for its relevance to contemporary policy makers.’
Kevin O’Sullivan, National University of Ireland, Galway, Journal of Modern History, September 2016
Kevin O’Sullivan, National University of Ireland, Galway, Journal of Modern History, September 2016
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
1 - Part I A new vocation: British relief in war – France, 1870–71
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1 The origins of British relief in war
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2 Accounting for compassion
48 - Part II Knowledge of suffering and the politics of relief: the Balkans, 1876–78
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3 New humanitarian politics
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4 Neutrality and the politics of aid in insurgency
96 - Part III Boundaries of compassion: humanity and relief in British wars, c.1884–1914
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5 Scientific humanitarianism and British ‘tyranny’ in South Africa
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6 The rational application of compassion?
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7 Neutrality, proficiency and the feminisation of aid
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Index
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September 6, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526110657
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Keywords for this book
Balkans; Boer War; British colonial wars; British concentration camps; British policy; British soldiers; child welfare; Franco-Prussian War; humanity; Loyd Lindsay; nationalist violence; nineteenth-century relief workers; Ottoman counter-insurgency; post-war period; relief work; Russo-Turkish War; South Africa
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For a non-specialist adult audience
