Peter J. Hoffman, Thomas G. Weiss

Humanitarianism, War, and Politics

Solferino to Syria and Beyond

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This authoritative book provides a comprehensive analysis of the original idea of humanitarianism and its evolution, exploring its triangulation with war and politics. Tracing the profound changes in the culture and capacities that underpin the sector, the authors assess the reinventions that constitute â revolutions in humanitarian affairs.â

Produktdetails

• New Millennium Books in International Studies
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781442266131
• ISBN-10: 1442266139
• Artikelnr.: 47878989

Autorenporträt

Peter J. Hoffman, Thomas G. Weiss

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
, Humanitarian Cosmology and Mythology
,
Chapter 1
, Humanitarian Culture, Traditions, and Theories
,
Chapter 2
, Humanitarian Genesis and Gravity: Solferino to Biafra and African Famine
,
Chapter 3
, The New Wars and New Humanitarianisms of the 1990s: Northern Iraq,
Somalia, Rwanda, and the Balkans
,
Chapter 4
, Humanitarianism and Security: The Responsibility to Protect
,
Chapter 5
, Humanitarianism Adjudicated: The International Criminal Court
,
Chapter 6
, Humanitarianism in the Post-9/11 World: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and
Syria
,
Chapter 7
, Humanitarianism Forgotten and Forsaken: Darfur, South Sudan, Uganda, and
Neglected Victims
,
Chapter 8
, Humanitarian Limbo: Displaced Populations, Protracted Situations,
Contested Camps
,
Chapter 9
, The Humanitarian-Industrial Complex: Media and Markets
,
Chapter 10
, Humanitarianism Unbound: Public Health Disasters and Environmental
Emergencies
,
Chapter 11
, The Study and Practice of Humanitarianism: Making Sense and Finding
Meaning in Saving People
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