The red swastika society's humanitarian work : a re-interpretation of the red cross in China
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New global studies, 2016, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 373-392
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PFEIFF, Alexandra, The red swastika society’s humanitarian work : a re-interpretation of the red cross in China, New global studies, 2016, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 373-392 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/61449
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This article examines the emergence of the Red Swastika Society, a Chinese faith-based humanitarian organization, and its development during the 1930s when political changes and war enforced a transformation of the organization and saw a strengthening of its adherence to Red Cross relief activities and Red Cross principles. This article suggests that despite growing similarities with the work of a national Red Cross Society throughout the 1930s, the organization retained its religious founding principles and practices, which distinguished its faith-based humanitarian mission from the larger Red Cross Movement.