TY - BOOK AU - Fast,Larissa TI - Aid in danger: the perils and promise of humanitarianism SN - 9780812246032 (hardcover : alk. paper) PY - 2014/// CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - PENN KW - humanitarian aid KW - security KW - management KW - aid KW - human rights KW - protection KW - NGOs KW - armed conflicts N1 - 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 ER -