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...
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Introduction: Calculating compassion in war
Part I. A new vocation: British relief in war: France, 1870– 71
1. The origins of British relief in war
2. Accounting for com...
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Bertrand Taithe is Professor of Cultural History at The University of Manchester
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 272 ● ISBN 9781526110640 ● Mărime fișier 2.2 MB ● Editura Manchester University Press ● Oraș Manchester ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2016 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 5369903 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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