Charity After Empire

British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development

AvMatthew Hilton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Modern British Histories

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Why did charity become the outlet for global compassion? Charity After Empire traces the history of humanitarian agencies such as Oxfam, Save the Children and Christian Aid. It shows how they obtained a permanent presence in the alleviation of global poverty, why they were supported by the public and how they were embraced by governments in Britain and across Africa. Through several fascinating life stories and illuminating case studies across the UK and in countries such as Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya, Hilton explains how the racial politics of Southern Africa shaped not only the history of international aid but also the meaning of charity and its role in the alleviation of poverty both at home and abroad. In doing so, he makes a powerful case for the importance of charity in the shaping of modern Britain over the extended decades of decolonization in the latter half of the twentieth century.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:784 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Modern British Histories
Antal sidor:462
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009675109

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Matthew Hilton is Professor of Social History at Queen Mary University of London. He has written widely on the history of political activism, social movements and nongovernmental organisations. Previous publications include Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalisation (2009) and, as co-author, The Politics of Expertise: How NGOs Shaped Modern Britain (2013).

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'Charity after Empire skilfully unravels the messy, complicated, ambivalent, classed, racialized and anti-racial histories of charities across new times from post 1945 to decolonisation and development. Stories of individuals and institutions, domestic political economy and the geo-political world, tell of the many agents engaged in shaping contemporary UK humanitarian sensibilities.' Catherine Hall, author of Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism

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Introduction; Part I. Growth: 1. Techno-missionaries; 2. Charity at the end of empire; 3. Just giving I; 4. Charity and the left; Part II. Delivery: 5. Does aid work?; 6. The politics of failure; 7. Who is aid for?; 8. Donor darling; Part III. Containment: 9. Beyond charity; 10. Charity and the right; 11. Just giving II; 12. Charity, rights and inequality.

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