Bibliograph

The NGO moment, the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid, Kevin O'Sullivan

Type

Label

The NGO moment, the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid, Kevin O'Sullivan

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The NGO moment

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1266205533

Responsibility statement

Kevin O'Sullivan

Series statement

Human rights in historyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the globalisation of compassion from Biafra to Live Aid

Summary

This book is a study of compassion as a global project from Biafra to Live Aid. Kevin O'Sullivan explains how and why NGOs became the primary conduits of popular concern for the global poor between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s and shows how this shaped the West's relationship with the post-colonial world. Drawing on case studies from Britain, Canada and Ireland, as well as archival material from governments and international organisations, he sheds new light on how the legacies of empire were re-packaged and re-purposed for the post-colonial era, and how a liberal definition of benevolence, rooted in charity, justice, development and rights became the dominant expression of solidarity with the Third World. In doing so, the book provides a unique insight into the social, cultural and ideological foundations of global civil society. It reveals why this period provided such fertile ground for the emergence of NGOs and offers a fresh interpretation of how individuals in the West encountered the outside world.--, Provided by publisher

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