The Red Crosss Public Health Turn: The Cannes Medical Conference of 1919 and the Origins of the League of Red Cross Societies
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Red Crosss Public Health Turn: The Cannes Medical Conference of 1919 and the Origins of the League of Red Cross Societies
By (Author) Romain Fathi
Anthem Press
Anthem Press
12th November 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Aid and relief programmes
First World War
Physical Properties
Paperback
150
Width 153mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
454g
Description
This book is about the Cannes Medical Conference of April 1919 and its long-lasting impacts in the humanitarian space. In the aftermath of the First World War, as the world order was being redesigned, this conference served to shift the Red Cross movement towards peacetime and public health work. The book examines the origins, course and consequences of the Cannes Medical Conference, and its wider legacy within the Red Cross movement: a legacy which is very significant yet almost completely undocumented. The book demonstrates that this medical conference was a watershed moment that served to pivot the Red Cross movement across the world, from war and conflict-related activities to peacetime programs such as relief, disease and disaster management.
Author Bio
Dr. Romain Fathi is Senior Lecturer at the School of History at The Australian National University and an Affiliated Researcher to the Centre for History of Sciences Po (CHSP).
