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Aiding Ireland: The Great Famine and the Rise of Transnational Philanthropy

Aiding Ireland: The Great Famine and the Rise of Transnational Philanthropy

Aiding Ireland investigates the Irish famine as a foundational moment for normalizing international giving. Anelise Hanson Shrout argues that these diverse men and women found famine relief to be politically useful. Shrout takes readers from Ireland to Britain, across the Atlantic to the United States, and across the Mississippi to Indian Territory, uncovering what was to be gained for each group by participating in global famine relief. Aiding Ireland demonstrates that international philanthropy and aid are never simple, and are always intertwined with politics both at home and abroad.

Anelise Hanson Shrout

  • New York University Press
  • 9781479824595
  • 272 pages
  • €33.90
  • Hardback
  • United States
  • Social classes