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Philanthropists, humanitarians, colonial officers, missionaries, foreign aid workers and their “professionality”: looking at the past to look forward

In this article, historian Natalie Klein-Kelly delves into the origins of humanitarianism. Through a fascinating and at times surprising journey into the past, she provides the keys to a better understanding of humanitarian work today. Substantial work has been carried out, particularly in the past 15 years, to link humanitarianism to its own past, depicting […]

Natalie Klein-Kelly