Exploring the overshadowed streams of the Red Cross Movement Endeavour and Motivation within and beyond Japan (1867-1919)

• Main Author: Miyagawa, Mayuka Tamura (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Genève Graduate Institute Publications 2023
• Series: eCahiers de l'Institut
• Subjects: General studies; Asian history; International relations; foreign relations; State | Nation; humanitarian action; International Committee of the Red ‎Cross (ICRC); international law; non-state actors and civil society
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This ePaper explores the endeavours and motivations of the leading figures of the Japanese Red Cross Society, which forms the streams of the Red Cross Movement that get overshadowed in the Eurocentric narrative of its history. Using various primary sources from archives and studying the historical c...