Humanitarianism and Media

1900 to the Present

316 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From Christian missionary publications to the media strategies employed by today's NGOs, this interdisciplinary collection explores the entangled histories of humanitarianism and media. It traces the emergence of humanitarian imagery in the West and investigates how the meanings of suffering and aid have been constructed in a period of evolving mass communication, demonstrating the extent to which many seemingly new phenomena in fact have long historical legacies. Ultimately, the critical histories collected here help to challenge existing asymmetries and help those who advocate a new cosmopolitan consciousness recognizing the dignity and rights of others.

• Reihe: New German Historical Perspectives
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politische Kontrolle, Propaganda und Freiheitsrechte Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• ISBN: 9781785339615
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.12.2018
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Johannes Paulmann