Adoption Plan - China and the Remaking of Global Humanitarianism

The Adoption Plan offers a new history of the rise of global humanitarianism that places the recipients, administrators, and critics of humanitarian aid in China at the center of the story.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. China and the Birth of Global Humanitarianism
2. Global Humanitarianism’s Intimate Turn
3. Institutionalizing the Intimate Turn
4. Adopting Revolution
5. The Humanitarian Cloak
6. Cold War Humanitarianism
Conclusion
Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jack Neubauer is a historian of China and the modern world. He was previously an assistant professor of history at National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Summary

The Adoption Plan offers a new history of the rise of global humanitarianism that places the recipients, administrators, and critics of humanitarian aid in China at the center of the story.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Neubauer
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9780231218030
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21803-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; China, History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, Adoption and fostering, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, history; political science