Making the world safe: the American Red Cross and a nation's humanitarian awakening

At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States was growing by fits and starts into its new role as a global power. This book narrates the early history of American foreign relief and assistance as a way of guiding the international community in peaceful cooperation and modernization towards...

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1. Verfasser: Irwin, Julia F. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2013
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Zusammenfassung:At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States was growing by fits and starts into its new role as a global power. This book narrates the early history of American foreign relief and assistance as a way of guiding the international community in peaceful cooperation and modernization towards greater stability and democracy. It tells the story of how the United States government came to realize the value of overseas aid as a tool of statecraft.
Beschreibung:Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XII, 273 S.) Ill.
ISBN:9780190254469
DOI:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199766406.001.0001