Calculating Compassion: Humanity and Relief in War, Britain 1870-1914

by Rebecca Gill

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0719078105

ISBN13:9780719078101

Release Date:August 2013

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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