Damousi, Joy, Burnard, Trevor and Lester, Alan (eds.), Humanitarianism, Empire and Transnationalism, 1760-1995: Selective Humanity in the Anglophone World

In recent years, there has been growing academic interest in the history of humanitarianism as a subject in itself, rather than as a lens through which historians could explore the emergence of anti-slavery movements in the 18th century, the rise and fall of empires in the 19th and 20th centuries,...

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Glavni avtor: Simony, Lauriane
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Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2023
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Izvleček:In recent years, there has been growing academic interest in the history of humanitarianism as a subject in itself, rather than as a lens through which historians could explore the emergence of anti-slavery movements in the 18th century, the rise and fall of empires in the 19th and 20th centuries, or major international crises of the 20th century. “Humanitarianism”, broadly defined by co-editors Joy Damousi, Trevor Burnard and Alan Lester as the “projection of empathy and concern for the wel...