Rachel Stevens is a Research Fellow in the Research Centre for Refugees, Migration and Humanitarian Studies at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia. An immigration historian, her books include Immigration Policy from 1970 to the Present (2016) and Refugee Journeys: Resettlement, Representation and Resistance (2021). Previously, she was a researcher at the University of Melbourne and Lecturer at Monash University.

In this meticulous study, Rachel Stevens explores the ideas, beliefs, emotions and activities of citizens and organisations as they responded to the tragic Bangladesh Liberation War and refugee crisis. With careful attention to sympathy and sentiment, Stevens excavates the Australian conscience, rethinks the global history of humanitarianism, and tells a story of popular decency and compassion.

• 1. Introduction 2. Histories of Humanitarianism3. The Red Cross Movement 4. The Australian Council for Overseas Aid and Austcare 5. Christian Aid 6. Oxfam and the Freedom from Hunger Campaign7. Citizen Humanitarianism 8. Conclusion NotesBibliography Index

Rachel Stevens is a Research Fellow in the Research Centre for Refugees, Migration and Humanitarian Studies at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia. An immigration historian, her books include Immigration Policy from 1970 to the Present (2016) and Refugee Journeys: Resettlement, Representation and Resistance (2021). Previously, she was a researcher at the University of Melbourne and Lecturer at Monash University.

In this meticulous study, Rachel Stevens explores the ideas, beliefs, emotions and activities of citizens and organisations as they responded to the tragic Bangladesh Liberation War and refugee crisis. With careful attention to sympathy and sentiment, Stevens excavates the Australian conscience, rethinks the global history of humanitarianism, and tells a story of popular decency and compassion.

• 1. Introduction 2. Histories of Humanitarianism3. The Red Cross Movement 4. The Australian Council for Overseas Aid and Austcare 5. Christian Aid 6. Oxfam and the Freedom from Hunger Campaign7. Citizen Humanitarianism 8. Conclusion NotesBibliography Index