Benevolent Empire

Stephen R. Porter's excellent book Benevolent Empire could not have appeared at a timelier moment. U.S. policy makers and citizens today debate how to assist victims of humanitarian crises in Syria, South Sudan, and other countries; at the same time, they deliberate over policies toward refugees from these and other war-torn regions, many of whom seek asylum in the United States. Porter provides critical historical perspective on these intertwined issues. Benevolent Empire analyzes U.S. governmental and voluntary efforts, from World War I through the early 1960s, to aid dispossessed populations abroad, on the one hand, and programs to resettle these peoples domestically in the United States, on the other. Such humanitarian initiatives, Porter persuasively argues, were fundamental in securing the United States' position as a world power. Benevolent Empire is not a comprehensive history of U.S. policies toward refugees; but this is not Porter's intent. Rather, he presents a series of case studies that analyze overseas aid efforts and domestic resettlement programs. Individually, chapters are richly detailed, offering minibiographies of key figures and focused discussions of specific aid initiatives. Collectively, they show how U.S. foreign aid and refugee programs coevolved over time

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