Night on Earth: A History of International Humanitarianism in the Near East, 1918-1930

by Davide Rodogno

Night on Earth is a broad-ranging account of international humanitarian programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Near East from 1918 to 1930. Davide Rodogno shows that international 'relief' and 'development' were intertwined long before the birth of the United Nations with humanitarians operating in a region devastated by war and famine and in which state sovereignty was deficient. Influenced by colonial motivations and ideologies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108498914
• ISBN13: 9781108498913
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"