Above the Fray - The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian Ngo Sector

Informationen zum Autor Shai Dromi is a college fellow in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. Klappentext "We now take humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Red Cross or Oxfam for granted, but as sociologist Shai Dromi shows us, these social organizations are a relatively recent invention. In fact, when the Red Cross movement, which arose from the efforts of orthodox Calvinists, first began to advocate for impartial humanitarian work in the mid-1800s, it was met with incredulity, suspicion, and ethical objections. But within two decades the idea that humanitarian organizations are an absolute social necessity swept North Atlantic civil societies, giving rise to a growing humanitarian sector that spanned three continents and appealed to aristocrats, professionals, clergy, and working classes alike. The genesis of the humanitarian field from the religious convictions of its founders provides an exceptionally revealing historical case that demonstrates how abstract moral beliefs create new social institutions that, in turn, preserve and replicate them through history"-- Zusammenfassung The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector. We now take humanitarian nongovernmental organizations NGOs such as the Red Cross or Oxfam for granted! but as sociologist Shai Dromi shows us! these social organizations are a relatively recent invention.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shai M Dromi, Shai M. Dromi, Shai M Dromi
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780226680248
• ISBN: 978-0-226-68024-8
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Sociology, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches