Aid in danger : the perils and promise of humanitarianism /
Fast, Larissa
Aid in danger : the perils and promise of humanitarianism / Larissa Fast - Philadelphia, PA : PENN, 2014 - 326 pages ; 24 cm - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .
SIP1408
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Three stories of aid in danger : from Baghdad and Muttur to Solferino -- The twin challenges for contemporary humanitarianism -- The dangers they face : understanding violence against aid workers and agencies -- The dominant explanations : competing discourses of aid -- Explanations in the shadows : competing images of aid -- Coping with danger : paradigms of humanitarian security management -- Conclusion. reclaiming humanity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
9780812246032 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0812246039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
40023633505
humanitarian aid--security--management--aid
aid--human rights--protection--NGOs--armed conflicts
Aid in danger : the perils and promise of humanitarianism / Larissa Fast - Philadelphia, PA : PENN, 2014 - 326 pages ; 24 cm - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .
SIP1408
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Three stories of aid in danger : from Baghdad and Muttur to Solferino -- The twin challenges for contemporary humanitarianism -- The dangers they face : understanding violence against aid workers and agencies -- The dominant explanations : competing discourses of aid -- Explanations in the shadows : competing images of aid -- Coping with danger : paradigms of humanitarian security management -- Conclusion. reclaiming humanity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
9780812246032 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0812246039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
40023633505
humanitarian aid--security--management--aid
aid--human rights--protection--NGOs--armed conflicts