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Klappentext This is a collection of original studies on the new international health and welfare organisations between the First and the Second World Wars. The diversity of such organisations and their many-sided activities make this a rich and complex area of historical investigation which has direct relevance to current issues in international health. Multilateral organisations such as the League of Nations and a variety of types of non-governmental organisations are discussed. The role of scientific and professional factors, as well as the priorities of women's employment, eugenics and pronatalism are also considered. Together, the various chapters present a cohesive and integrated view of a hitherto neglected area of study. The book also complements comparative studies of welfare states by emphasising the importance of international interactions between expert groups in a broader political and social context. Zusammenfassung This book provides a series of original studies of international health and welfare organisations between the Wars. It will interest students of international relations! social history! gender studies! history of science and medicine! as well as those concerned with international aid. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Foreword; 1. Introduction Paul Weindling; 2. 'Custodians of the Sacred Fire' John F. Hutchinson; 3. Red Cross organisational politics 1918-1922 Bridget Towers; 4. The League of Nations Health Organisation Martin David Dubin; 5. Assistance and no mere relief Marta Aleksandra Balinska; 6. Wireless wars in the Eastern arena Lenore Manderson; 7. Social medicine at the League of Nations Health Organisation and the International Labour Office Paul Weindling; 8. The Social Section and Advisory Committees on social questions of the League of Nations Carol Miller; 9 'Uncramping Child Life' Patricia T. Rooke and Rudy L. Schnell; 10. The International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation John Farley; 11. The cycles of eradication Marcos Cueto; 12. The Pasteur Institutes between the two World Wars Anne-Marie Moulin; 13. Internationalising nursing education during the inter-war period Anne Marie Rafferty; 14. Mental Hygiene as an international movement Matthew Thomson; 15. Mobilising social knowledge for social welfare Martin Bulmer....
