LEADER 03856cam a2200481 i 4500001 269491 005 20190301114732.0 008 170508s2017 paua b 001 0 eng d 010 2017287437 035 (OCoLC)ocn945028525 040 YDXCP |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDXCP |dBDX |dCUI |dOCLCF |dYDX |dRCJ |dSHH |dBTCTA |dOCLCO |dTFW |dFIE |dOCLCQ |dUKMGB |dQCL |dLHM 015 GBB707416 |2bnb 019 9459500641000089819 020 0812248562 020 9780812248562 020 9780812293296 020 0812293290 042 lccopycat 043 n-us--- 050 00 JV6601 |b.P67 2017 049 LHMA 100 1 Porter, Stephen R., |eauthor. 245 10 Benevolent empire : |bU.S. power, humanitarianism, and the world's dispossessed / |cStephen R. Porter. 264 1 Philadelphia : |bUniversity Of Pennsylvania Press, |c[2017] 300 290 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Pennsylvania studies in human rights 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-282) and index. 505 00 |gIntroduction -- |tA new benevolent empire? -- |tRefugees in the shadow of the New Deal -- |tRecruiting philanthropies for battle -- |tBenevolent or fair superpower? -- |tState of voluntarism for Hungarians? -- |tFreedom fighters on the American home front -- |tRevolutions in Cuba and refugee welfare -- |gEpilogue. 520 "Stephen Porter's Benevolent Empire examines political-refugee aid initiatives and related humanitarian endeavors led by American people and institutions from World War I through the Cold War, opening an important window onto the "short American century." Chronicling both international relief efforts and domestic resettlement programs aimed at dispossessed people from Europe, Latin America, and East Asia, Porter asks how, why, and with what effects American actors took responsibility for millions of victims of war, persecution, and political upheaval during these decades. Diverse forces within the American state and civil society directed these endeavors through public-private governing arrangements, a dynamic yielding both benefits and liabilities. Motivated by a variety of geopolitical, ethical, and cultural reasons, these advocates for humanitarian action typically shared a desire to portray the United States, to the American people and international audiences, as an exceptional, benevolent world power whose objects of concern might potentially include any vulnerable people across the globe. And though reality almost always fell short of that idealized vision, Porter argues that this omnivorous philanthropic energy helped propel and steer the ascendance of the United States to its position of elite global power. The messaging and administration of refugee aid initiatives informed key dimensions of American and international history during this period, including U.S. foreign relations, international humanitarianism and human rights, global migration and citizenship, and American political development and social relations at home. Benevolent Empire is thus simultaneously a history of the United States and the world beyond." -- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Refugees |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Humanitarian assistance |zUnited States. 650 0 International relief |zUnited States. 650 7 Humanitarian assistance. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00963553 650 7 International relief. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00977110 650 7 Refugees. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01092797 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 Pennsylvania studies in human rights. 852 0 |bstacks |hJV6601 |i.P67 2017