Champions Of Charity: War And The Rise Of The Red Cross by John Hutchinson - 1996-04-04

Routledge. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Routledge, 1996. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Oxford: Westview Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 0813325269 . Spine is cracked at title page. DJ has some light yellowing, but is in a plastic cover. ; 496 pages .

Boulder: Westview Press, 1996. xxii, 448p., b/w illus., dj.

Boulder: Westview Press, 1996. Firs tedition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.448, previous owners bookplate on verso of front cover

Includes a letter written to purchaser-tight, clean, and unmarked other than inscription- " A character in an Evelyn Waugh novel once remarked that -There's nothing wrong with war-except the fighting. In Champions of Charity, John Hutchinson argues that while they set out with a vision to make war more humane, the world's Red Cross organizations soon became enthusiastic promoters of militarism and sacrifice in time of war. The mass armies of the nineteenth century were stalked by disease and slaughtered by ever more destructive weaponry, arousing the indignation and humanitarian concern of self-appointed battlefield Samaritans, who envisioned a neutral corps of volunteer nurses who would aid and comfort wounded soldiers, regardless of nationality. But the champions of charity soon became champions of war. Florence Nightingale was among the few at the time to recognize the dangers lurking in the Red Cross vision. She refused to join and warned its founders that the governments of the world would… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.