Interpreting welfare and relief in the Middle East / edited by Nefissa Naguib and Inger Marie Okkenhaug.

• Superior document: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 103
• TeilnehmendeR: Naguib, Nefissa, 1960-; Okkenhaug, Inger Marie.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 103.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Introduction /; Orphans And Abandoned Children In Modern Egypt /; A Nation Of Widows And Orphans: Armenian Memories Of Relief In Jerusalem /; Women On A Mission! Scandinavian Welfare And The Armenians In The Ottoman Empire, 1905–1917 /; Building Bonny Babies—Missionary Welfare Work In Cairo, 1920–1950 /; Independent Women Missionaries In The Scottish School In Jaffa, 1918–1936: Identifying Subaltern Narratives /; Welfare And Modernity: Three Concepts For The ‘Advanced Woman’ /; Gendering Refugees: The United Nations Relief And Works Agency (Unrwa) And The Politics Of Relief /; Mercy Trains And Ration Rolls: Between Government And Humanitarianism In Gaza (1948–67) /; Islamic Welfare, Discourse And Practise: The Institutionalization Of Zakat In Palestine /; Rural Sufism As Channels Of Charity In Nineteenth-Century Jordan /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1281937185; 9786611937188; 9047423739
• ISSN: 1385-3376
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Nefissa Naguib and Inger Marie Okkenhaug.

Based on different problematic and methodological perspectives and new sources, this book’s contributions lie in the close study of welfare beyond the religious divides, codifications and indoctrinations. The time span – from 1850 to the present day - represents moments of colonisations, occupations, wars and conflicts which resulted in un-met needs and broken down institutions. What are the stories behind health care, schools, orphanages and vocational schools, maternity homes and hostels? The collection of chapters examine different involvements in welfare activities not only as contextualised in stable communities and nations, but also as they emerge in vulnerable states and disintegrating societies. Furthermore, this volume brings forth the historical and contemporary voices of those who provide relief and the beneficiaries of such efforts. At the core of this book are themes concerned with humanitarianism in relation to people’s unique experiences, state and non-governmental organisations, gender and modernity.