Overview
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 such agencies of cultural and social life as libraries, schools, and colleges. The work of an assortment of individuals, from missionaries to foundation executives, has advanced public health, international education, and technical assistance to the Third World. These people have also assisted in relief and relocation of refugees, displaced persons, and those who suffered religious and racial persecution. These activities were especially noteworthy following the two world wars of the twentieth century. The United States established great foundations—Carnegie, Rosenwald, Phelps-Stokes, Rockefeller, Ford, among others—which provided another face of capitalist accumulation to those in backward economic regions and those suffering political persecution. These were meshed with religious relief agencies of all denominations that also contributed to make possible what Arnold Toynbee called “a century in which civilized man made the benefits of progress available to all mankind.” This is a massive work requiring more than five years of research, drawing upon a wide array of hitherto unavailable materials and source documents.
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Author: Merle Curti
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Transaction Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9780887387111
ISBN 10: 088738711
Pages: 680
Publication Date: 30 June 1988
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
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
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Merle Curti (1897-1997) was professor emeritus of history, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was a former Guggenheim Fellow, president of the American Historical Association, and recipient of an award for distinguished scholarship by the American Council of Learned Societies. Among his publications are Rise of the American Nation, Human Nature in American Historical Thought, American Peace Crusade, Roots of American Loyalty, and The American Paradox.
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