Exploring the overshadowed streams of the Red Cross Movement
| Autor: | Miyagawa, Mayuka Tamura |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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CICR - Comité international de la Croix Rouge History humanitarian action foreign relations HBJF diplomatie non-state actors and civil society droits humains HIS003000 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) action humanitaire international law politique internationale relations internationales International Relations coopération internationale Social Sciences Interdisciplinary histoire sociale State | Nation governance Asian Studies GTG traités POL011000 SOC000000 |
| Popis: | This ePaper explores the endeavours and motivations of the leading figures of the Japanese Red Cross Society, which forms the streams of the Red Cross Movement that get overshadowed in the Eurocentric narrative of its history. Using various primary sources from archives and studying the historical context of the time, the paper highlights how the main protagonists with similar backgrounds to the founders of the International Committee of the Red Cross proactively sought to establish and develop the movement both at the national and international level from 1867 to 1919. Moreover, a close examination of their backgrounds as well as their thoughts as expressed in their writings suggests that their motivations to engage in Red Cross work were multiple and in part, if not entirely, shaped by various needs to fulfil their own desire and sense of obligation. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations. |
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