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Hardback. New. From Lake Chad to Iraq, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide relief around the globe, and their scope is growing every year. Policymakers and activists often assume that humanitarian aid is best provided by these organizations, which are generally seen as impartial and neutral. In Above the Fray, Shai M. Dromi investigates why the international community overwhelmingly trusts humanitarian NGOs by looking at the historical development of their culture. With a particular focus on the Red Cross, Dromi reveals that NGOs arose because of the efforts of orthodox Calvinists, demonstrating for the first time the origins of the unusual moral culture that has supported NGOs for the past 150 years. Drawing on archival research, Dromi traces the genesis of the Red Cross to a Calvinist movement working in mid-nineteenth-century Geneva. He shows how global humanitarian policies emerged from the Red Cross founding members' faith that an international volunteer program not beholden to…
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- Title Above the Fray: The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian Ngo Sector
- Author Shai M. Dromi
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780226680101 / 022668010X
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Humanitarianism - History - 20th century, International Committee of the Red Cross -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019024405
- Dewey Decimal Code 361.772
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