680 Pages
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Routledge
680 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book tells for the first time, in rich detail, and without apologetics, what Americans have done, in the voluntary sector and often without official sanction, for human welfare in all parts of the world. Beneath the currently fashionable rhetoric of anti-colonialism is the story of people who have aided victims of natural disasters such as famines and earthquakes, and what they contributed to... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction to the Transaction Edition, I. Beginnings, II. For the Greeks, III. The Great Irish Famine, IV. Renewal, V. The Widening Circle, VI. The Expansion of Religious Benevolence, VII. For Welfare and Culture, VIII. A Little War and New Disasters, IX. The Great War, X. The Aftermath, XI. Searches for International Peace and Progress, XII. Responses to Natural Disasters, XIII. The Plight of the Jews, XIV. Spain, XV. The Years of Neutrality, XVI. In War Again, XVII. Helping the Victims Survive, XVIII. Migration to Hope, XIX. Prospects for a New World, XX. Reflections and Implications, Bibliographical Essay, Index
Biography
Merle Curti
