Raging Rivers and Propaganda Weevils
Transnational Disaster Relief, Cold War Politics, and the 1954 Danube and Elbe Floods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16529263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia F Irwin (0000-0002-5330-0811, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 893-921 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diplomatic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0145-2096 • E-ISSN: 1467-7709 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/dh/dhv053 |
| OpenAlex | W2469222799 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article analyzes disaster relief efforts for the 1954 Danube and Elbe River floods. Carried out jointly by the U.S. government and the Geneva-based League of Red Cross Societies, this food aid program affected Western and Eastern Europe, and marked an important moment in Cold War political and humanitarian history.
Archaeology · Cold war · Economic history · Emergency management · Food aid · Food security · Geography · Government (linguistics) · League · Political science · Politics · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |