Aid in danger : the perils and promise of humanitarianism / Larissa Fast

By: Language: English Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rightsPublication details: Philadelphia, PA : PENN, 2014Description: 326 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780812246032 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0812246039 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Contents:
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.
Item type: monograph
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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.

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