There Was a Man of UNRRA: Internationalism, Humanitarianism, and the Early Cold War in Europe, 1943-1947
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2017

This dissertation analyzes the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), a postwar humanitarian organization.UNRRA represented a new internationalist spirit in humanitarian cooperation, but its demise after only three years of operation reflects the emerging divisions between the Western democracies and the Soviet Union.UNRRA leadership and personnel faced daunting challenges in confronting the refugee crisis and rebuilding devastated nations.Because UNRRA was an innovatio