The Red Swastika Society’s humanitarian work: a re-interpretation of the Red Cross in China
This article examines the emergence of the Red Swastika Society, a Chinese faith-based humanitarian organization, and its development during the 1930s when political changes and war enforced a transformation of the organization and saw a strengthening of its adherence to Red Cross relief activities...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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20.01.2017
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New global studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 373-392 |
| ISSN: | 1940-0004 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/ngs-2016-0021 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/view/j/ngs.2016.10.issue-3/ngs-2016-0021/ngs-2016-0021.xml?format=INT Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ngs-2016-0021 
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| Author Notes: | Alexandra Pfeiff |
| Summary: | This article examines the emergence of the Red Swastika Society, a Chinese faith-based humanitarian organization, and its development during the 1930s when political changes and war enforced a transformation of the organization and saw a strengthening of its adherence to Red Cross relief activities and Red Cross principles. This article suggests that despite growing similarities with the work of a national Red Cross Society throughout the 1930s, the organization retained its religious founding principles and practices, which distinguished its faith-based humanitarian mission from the larger Red Cross Movement. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 19.06.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1940-0004 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/ngs-2016-0021 |