Bibliograph

Night on Earth, a history of international humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918-1930, Davide Rodogno, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

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Night on Earth, a history of international humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918-1930, Davide Rodogno, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Night on Earth

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Davide Rodogno, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Series statement

Human rights in history

Sub title

a history of international humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918-1930

Summary

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

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