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Making the world safe : the American Red Cross and a nation's humanitarian awakening
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Making the world safe : the American Red Cross and a nation's humanitarian awakening / Julia F. Irwin.
ISBN
9780190254469 (ebook) :
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
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Summary
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.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 03, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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