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Humanitarianism in question politics, power, ethics - Ithaca Cornell University Press 2008 - Cornell paperbacks .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780801473012

LCCN: 2007036965

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA855190 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014584765 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarianism.
International relief.

LC Class. No.: HV553 / .H86 2008