The Humanitarians (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108833905)

Spanning six decades from the formation of the Save the Children Fund in 1919 to humanitarian interventions during the Vietnam War, The Humanitarians maps the national and international humanitarian efforts undertaken by Australians on behalf of child refugees. In this longitudinal study, Joy Damousi explores the shifting forms of humanitarian activity related to war refugee children over the twentieth century, from child sponsorship, the establishment of orphanages, fundraising, to aid and development schemes and campaigns for inter-country adoption. Framed by conceptualisations of the history of emotions, and the limits and possibilities afforded by empathy and compassion, she considers the vital role of women and includes studies of unknown, but significant, women humanitarian workers and their often-traumatic experience of international humanitarian work. Through an examination of the intersection between racial politics and war refugees, Damousi advances our understanding of humanitarianism over the twentieth century as a deeply racialised and multi-layered practice.

Author: Joy Damousi
ISBN-10: 110883390X
ISBN-13: 9781108833905
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/11/2022
Pages: 362
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d