Humanitarianism in the Modern World: The Moral Economy of Famine Relief

Norbert Götz; Georgina Brewis; Steffen Werther

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The Moral Economy of Famine Relief

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Norbert Götz, Södertörns Högskola, Sweden, Georgina Brewis, University College London, Steffen Werther, Södertörns Högskola, Sweden

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: July 2020
Print publication year:: 2020
Online ISBN:: 9781108655903
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108655903
Creative Commons:: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/creativelicenses

Subjects:: History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations, Global History

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This is an innovative new history of famine relief and humanitarianism. The authors apply a moral economy approach to shed new light on the forces and ideas that motivated and shaped humanitarian aid during the Great Irish Famine, the famine of 1921-1922 in Soviet Russia and the Ukraine, and the 1980s Ethiopian famine. They place these episodes within a distinctive periodisation of humanitarianism which emphasises the correlations with politico-economic regimes: the time of elitist laissez-faire liberalism in the nineteenth century as one of ad hoc humanitarianism; that of Taylorism and mass society from c.1900-1970 as one of organised humanitarianism; and the blend of individualised post-material lifestyles and neoliberal public management since 1970 as one of expressive humanitarianism. The book as a whole shifts the focus of the history of humanitarianism from the imperatives of crisis management to the pragmatic mechanisms of fundraising, relief efforts on the ground, and finance. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2021, Choice Reviews

‘This thoughtful history of humanitarianism links three case studies, all involving original research, to an analytical-historical framework for understanding famine relief, whereby the ad hoc efforts of the nineteenth century gave way in turn to more bureaucratized relief (c. 1900-1970) and the more aggressive, media-driven humanitarianism of the present. Well-written and clever, it should attract a broad readership, including policy-makers and civil society activists.'

Cormac Ó Gráda - author of Famine: A Short History and co-editor of Famine in European History

‘This book is an exciting departure in the history of humanitarianism. Its main innovation is in the authors' use of moral economy to explore in detail the triage and prioritisation famine relief work entailed. Stimulating and rewarding in turn, this book challenges our perception of how the history of aid can be written.'

Bertrand Taithe - co-author of The Charity Market and Humanitarianism in Britain, 1870-1912

‘Anyone interested to learn more about aid appeals for humanitarian disasters will not be disappointed by this rich account created by Götz, Brewis and Werther. Covering three of the world's most impactful humanitarian disasters, the author's provide a wealth of information full of relevant learnings for scholars, but also philanthropy professionals working on aid appeals for current humanitarian disasters.'

Pamala Wiepking - editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy

‘This very highly recommended book is an indispensable contribution to the growing study of historical change in humanitarian organizations.’

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Humanitarianism in the Modern World
pp i-ii

Humanitarianism in the Modern World - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-viii

Tables
pp ix-ix

Acknowledgements
pp x-xi

Abbreviations
pp xii-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - Famine Relief in Perspective
pp 7-23

2 - Case Studies
pp 24-67

3 - Appeals
pp 68-143

4 - Allocation
pp 144-218

5 - Accounting
pp 219-297

Conclusion
pp 298-310

References
pp 311-341

Index
pp 342-356

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