Night on Earth

A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918–1930

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19935697
AutoresDavide Rodogno (0000-0002-0947-4515, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Fecha de publicación2021-12-09
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaNight on Earth (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781108689892
OpenAlexW4200363413
Open LibraryOL37327644M
ISBN9781108689892
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12

Night on Earth is a broad-ranging account of international humanitarian programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Near East from 1918 to 1930. Davide Rodogno shows that international 'relief' and 'development' were intertwined long before the birth of the United Nations with humanitarians operating in a region devastated by war and famine and in which state sovereignty was deficient. Influenced by colonial motivations and ideologies these humanitarians attempted to reshape entire communities and nations through reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes. The book draws on the activities of a wide range of secular and religious organisations and philanthropic foundations in the US and Europe including the American Relief Administration, the American Red Cross, the Quakers, Save the Children, the Near East Relief, the American Women's Hospitals, the League of Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross

Ancient history · Colonialism · Economic history · Economy · Famine · Geography · Ideology · League · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Sovereignty · State (computer science) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces