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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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| Summary |
Helping Humanity: American Policy and Genocide Rescue offers a scholarly examination of America's complicated reactions to genocide and genocide rescue. It provides a synthesis of humanitarian concerns within the broader narrative of American foreign policy that gives an underappreciated policy consideration the attention it is due. This book will serve as an approachable work both for those interested in genocide and specialists in foreign policy. |
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HELPING HUMANITY; Contents; List of Charts and Tables; List of Relief Agencies and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 "Strictly Speaking, the Term Genocide Only Fits the Holocaust": What is Genocide?; 2 American Philanthropy; 3 "The Good Samaritan": America and the War with Spain; 4 "They Fear That the Matter Will Have to Run Its Course": America and the Armenian Tragedy; 5 "No Cardinals in Russia": America and the Terror-Famine; 6 "Jews, Zionists and Social Workers": American Rescue Policy in the Caldronof World War II; 7 "The United Nations is Silent": Facing Genocide in the Cold War. |
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8 "The World Now Stands as One": Novus Ordo Seclorum"Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Genocide -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies.
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Genocide -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Case studies.
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Genocide. |
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Humanitarianism -- Case studies.
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Humanitarianism. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 19th century.
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International relations. |
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19th century |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1800-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780739139196 |
| ISBN |
9780739169056 (electronic book) |
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073916905X (electronic book) |
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073916905X |
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