Making the world safe : the American Red Cross and a nation's humanitarian awakening /
In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is simultaneously a sto...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2013]
©2013 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is simultaneously a story of how Americans first began to see foreign aid as a key element in their relations with the world. As the American Century dawned, more and more Americans saw the need to engage in world affairs and to make the world a safer place--not by military action but through humanitarian aid. It was a time pe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780199990085 0199990085 9780190254469 0190254467 0199990093 9780199990092 9781299532687 1299532683 |