Saving the Children: Humanitarianism, Internationalism, and Empire Volume 19

by Emily Baughan

Book Overview

Saving the Children analyzes the intersection of liberal internationalism and imperialism through the history of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, from its formation during the First World War through the era of decolonization. Whereas Save the Children claimed that it was "saving children to save the world," the vision of the world it sought to save was strictly delimited, characterized by international capitalism and colonial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520343727
• ISBN13: 9780520343726
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"