New books showcase HCRI鈥檚 vast global research impact
Two forthcoming edited volumes featuring HCRI鈥檚 Professor Bertrand Taithe will be published by 蝌蚪窝视频 University Press, exploring humanitarianism, health, and history in global context.
Professor Bertrand Taithe of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is contributing to two major forthcoming publications with 蝌蚪窝视频 University Press, both due for release in the coming weeks.
These edited volumes reflect HCRI鈥檚 ongoing commitment to interdisciplinary research across humanitarian studies, global health, and history.
The first title, Humanitarian Handicraft: History, Materiality and Trade, is co-edited by Claire Barber, Helen Dampier, Rebecca Gill and Bertrand Taithe. It investigates how handmade crafts intersect with humanitarian work historically and in contemporary settings 鈥� revealing complex narratives around aid, labour, and global exchange.
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The second, 2025: Medical Care and Intimacy in the Long Second World War, 1931鈥�1953, is co-edited by Laure Humbert, Marie Luce Desgrandchamps, Raphaelle Balu and Bertrand Taithe. It explores the global legacies of wartime medical care and the deeply human relationships that shaped it, from Europe to the Global South.
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These volumes showcase HCRI鈥檚 leadership in collaborative, forward-thinking research that bridges the past and present - and offer new insights into the political, ethical, and emotional dimensions of humanitarian and medical work.