The Geneva Convention: The Hidden Origins of the Red Cross - Hardcover

Bennett, Angela

 
9780750941471: The Geneva Convention: The Hidden Origins of the Red Cross

Synopsis

This is the story of how two unknown young men who loathed each other founded the Red Cross, an organisation that has done more for mankind than any other. Why did the crowned heads of sixteen states meet in Geneva in 1864, on the invitation of these virtual nobodies, to sign a world-changing convention? Drawing on confidential papers and private documents, and including a 'day in the life' piece on the Head of Operations, Near East, for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Angela Bennett gives us the full story of the Convention. She reveals the frustrations and complications that nearly destroyed it in the early years, the bitter antagonism between the brilliant administrator Moynier and the flamboyant Dunant, and probes the bank scandal for which Dunant was convicted.

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About the Author

Angela Bennett was born in London, educated at Roedean and managed to bluff her way into advertising without any degrees, diplomas or experience. Becoming a Lady through her second marriage, she now lives near Geneva in a fairytale castle. She became interested in the Geneva Convention while working for the Red Cross and translated the official history of the International Commitee of the Red Cross.

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9780750941488: The Geneva Convention: The Hidden Origins of the Red Cross

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ISBN 10:  0750941480 ISBN 13:  9780750941488
Publisher: The History Press, 2006
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