Above the Fray
The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector
- Contents
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Introduction / The Humanitarian Space
ONE / Inter Arma Caritas: The Cultural Origins of Humanitarian NGOs
TWO / The Réveil and the Founding of the Red Cross
THREE / The Spread of Humanitarian Culture Across Borders
FOUR / The Spread of Humanitarian Logics into New Domains
FIVE / Sans- Frontiérisme and the Rise of “New Humanitarianism”
Conclusion / Reconsidering the Culture of the Humanitarian Field
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Sources and methodology
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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