Discover Rich Insights from Humanitarian Aid Responses

Whether natural or man-made, disasters have immediate and lasting effects on conflict, migration, the environment, and more in communities that are often considered the world’s most vulnerable populations. With the Global Development and Humanitarian Aid series, you can offer researchers insights into the impacts of disasters worldwide through the unique perspectives of humanitarian response teams. From records of disaster aid to public health campaigns, this series provide key perspectives of major events that are often unavailable in other community records.

In addition to viewpoints focused on foreign aid and humanitarian issues, researchers will find valuable insights into government policies, local responses to disasters, as well as attitudes and priorities in regional and local development projects. With humanitarian records from the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and Europe, these collections provide varied perspectives that go beyond Western governments and highlight on-the-ground experiences in communities affected by disasters.

This series builds on previous Gale Primary Sources collections like Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement and Public Health Archives to bring students and researchers more relevant content across subjects, from history and the humanities to social sciences like politics and developmental studies.

 

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Global Development and Humanitarian Aid: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 1919–1997

Explore disaster response and community preparedness efforts in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas made by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) network. As the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian aid network, records of the IFRC provide unique and extensive insights into relief services for refugees and displaced persons after major conflicts, aid in the wake of natural disasters, medical services following disease outbreaks and epidemics, and more.

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Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: The Early Cold War and Decolonization

Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: The Early Cold War and Decolonization opens a window onto the history of refugees and forced migration, expanding the possibilities of research for scholars and students who are studying the history of—and who may possibly come to work with—refugee populations. Topical coverage includes the causes of refugee crises following World War II, from the onset of the Cold War to the decolonization of, and rise of independence movements within, the nations of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II

Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement: Forced Migration and World War II chronicles the plight of refugees and displaced persons across Europe, North Africa, and Asia from 1935 to 1950 through correspondence, reports, studies, organizational and administrative files, and much more. It is the first multi-sourced digital collection to consider the global scope of the refugee crisis leading up to, through, and after World War II.

Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896–1993

Expand your collection with twentieth-century British government primary source material relating to environmental issues and the history of human-environment interaction. Access files from three departments, focusing on themes such as colonialism, land use and exploitation, exploration, agriculture, the technological revolution, industrial change and urbanisation, conservation, pollution, climate, development programs and sustainability, natural resources, and industries such as forestry and mining.

Public Health Archives: Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970

Public Health in Modern America, 1890-1970 provides scholars with materials that explore the fight for a national health care plan from the end of the Depression well into the 1960s. Content covers medical economics and sociology, medical care, legislation, and the role of key organizations and individuals. The collection’s documentation of the evolution of public health legislation, policies, and campaigns at local and federal levels supports the examination of our past while considering outcomes for our future.