The Humanitarians

Child War Refugees and Australian Humanitarianism in a Transnational World, 1919–1975

By:

Joy Damousi

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Hardback

Series:

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

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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 Biography:

Joy Damousi is Director of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University.

Release date NZ

August 11th, 2022

Author

Joy Damousi

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

340

Series

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

Dimensions

157x235x25

ISBN-13

9781108833905

Product ID

35623152

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