| Description |
1 online resource (x, 303 pages) : illustrations |
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Cornell paperbacks |
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Cornell paperbacks.
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| Contents |
Humanitarianism : a brief history of the present / Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss -- The rise of emergency relief aid / James D. Fearon -- The imperative to reduce suffering : charity, progress, and emergencies in the field of humanitarian action / Craig Calhoun -- Saying "no" to Wal-Mart? : money and morality in professional humanitarianism / Stephen Hopgood -- Humanitarian organizations : accountable -- why, to whom, for what, and how? / Janice Gross Stein -- The grand strategies of humanitarianism / Michael Barnett and Jack Snyder -- The power of holding humanitarianism hostage and the myth of protective principles / Laura Hammond -- Sacrifice, triage, and global humanitarianism / Peter Redfield -- The distributive commitments of international NGOs / Jennifer C. Rubenstein -- Humanitarianism as a scholarly vocation / Michael Barnett -- Humanitarianism and practitioners : social science matters / Peter J. Hoffman and Thomas G. Weiss |
| Summary |
This volume addresses the humanitarian identity crisis, including humanitarianism's relationship to accountability, great powers, privatization and corporate philanthropy, warlords, and the ethical evaluations that inform life-and-death decision making during and after emergencies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Humanitarian assistance.
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Humanitarianism.
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International relief.
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Altruism.
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Relief Work
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Altruism
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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Altruism
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Humanitarian assistance
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Humanitarianism
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International relief
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Humanitäre Hilfe
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Humanitärt bistånd.
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Katastrofbistånd.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barnett, Michael N., 1960-
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Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-
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| LC no. |
2007036965 |
| ISBN |
9780801461538 |
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0801461537 |
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0801465087 |
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9780801465086 |
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