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Between compassion and conservatism: a genealogy of British humanitarian sensibilities

Pupavac, Vanessa

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Didier Fassin
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Mariella Pandolfi
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Abstract

Abstract: The chapter explores continuities in modern British humanitarianism at its birth two hundred years ago and today. Modern British humanitarianism arose out of the contradictions between humanist ideals, expanding social sympathies, and fears of radical political change following the French Revolution. Its development was strongly influenced by middle class evangelical reform circles, exemplified by the abolitionist William Wilberforce. The chapter argues that British humanitarianism today follows Wilberforce’s conservative humanitarian tradition and his anti-progressive views. A final proofed version of this paper was published as a chapter:-
Vanessa Pupavac (2010) ‘Between Compassion and Conservatism: A Genealogy of British Humanitarian Sensibilities’, in Didier Fassin and Mariella Pandolfi (eds) States of Emergency: Anthropology of Military and Humanitarian Intervention. New York: Zone Books (distributed by MIT Press), pp. 47-77.

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Pupavac, V. (2010). Between compassion and conservatism: a genealogy of British humanitarian sensibilities. In D. Fassin, & M. Pandolfi (Eds.), Contemporary states of emergency: the politics of military and humanitarian interventions. Zone Books

Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Deposit Date Aug 23, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Book Title Contemporary states of emergency: the politics of military and humanitarian interventions
ISBN 9781935408000
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1013049

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