Empire of humanity: a history of humanitarianism

Abstract

Introduction: The Crooked Timber of Humanitarianism 1. Co-Dependence: Humanitarianism and the World PART I: The Age of Imperial Humanitarianism 2. The Humanitarian Big Bang 3. Saving Slaves, Sinners, Savages, and Societies 4. Saving Soldiers and Civilians during War PART II: The Age of Neo-Humanitarianism 5. The New International 6. Neo-Humanitarianism 7. Humanitarianism during Wartime PART III: The Age of Liberal Humanitarianism 8. It's a Humanitarian's World 9. Armed for Humanity 10. Politics and Anti-Politics, or the New Paternalism Conclusion: The Empire of Humanity Notes References Index