Books by John Hutchinson

A character in an Evelyn Waugh novel once remarked that ?There's nothing wrong with war?except the fighting.? In Champions of Charity, John Hutchinson argues that while they set out with a vision to make war more humane, the world's Red Cross organizations soon became enthusiastic promoters of militarism and sacrifice in time of war.

Verne Dawson's idiosyncraticpaintings defy contemporary art-world trends and eschew categorisation. JohnHutchinson's survey of the artist's work to date provides fascinating insightinto a complex body of work.

This compelling book argues that it is wrong to assume that nations are culturally uniform. Hutchinson provocatively asserts that resting on older diverse ethnic identities, nations adapt from the unpredictable challenges of modernity, and such plurality makes them prone to cultural wars.