We are currently witnessing the emergence of global humanitarianism as a fully fledged historical field. Eighteenth-century transatlantic abolitionists, nineteenth-century imperial missionaries, twentieth-century aid workers, and twenty-first-century activists inhabit the pages of more and more published books and articles. Global humanitarianism denotes a sphere of action as well as an object of study. Questions as to where or what the global is persist. The books under review all operate within the sphere of Western influence: North America, the British empire, or former colonies. They also have similar protagonists. They are largely populated with practitioners of humanitarianism, rather than the objects of their beneficence. This raises some questions. Where does global humanitarianism take place and who does it encompass? Is global humanitarianism inherently enmeshed with Western expansionism and unequal power dynamics?

我们目前正在目睹全球人道主义作为完整的历史领域的出现。18世纪的跨大西洋废奴主义者，19世纪的帝国宣教士，20世纪的援助工作者和21世纪的激进主义者居住在越来越多的已出版书籍和文章的页面上。全球人道主义既是行动领域，也是研究的对象。有关全局存在于何处或存在什么的问题。所审查的书籍均在西方影响范围内运作：北美，大英帝国或前殖民地。他们也有类似的主角。他们主要是人道主义工作者，而不是慈善对象。这引起了一些问题。全球人道主义在哪里发生？它涵盖了谁？全球人道主义是否固有地与西方扩张主义和不平等的动力机制相融合？