Fast, Larissa (Larissa A.),
Three stories / the perils and promise of humanitarianism / Larissa Fast. - 326 pages : illl., 24 cm. - Pennsylvania studies in human rights . - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-304) 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.
0812246039 9780812246032
99962914053
2014003053
Humanitarian assistance.
Risk management.
Security, International.
Violence.
HV553 / .F3717 2014
843 / CRT
2014 G-456 WA 295
Three stories / the perils and promise of humanitarianism / Larissa Fast. - 326 pages : illl., 24 cm. - Pennsylvania studies in human rights . - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-304) 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.
0812246039 9780812246032
99962914053
2014003053
Humanitarian assistance.
Risk management.
Security, International.
Violence.
HV553 / .F3717 2014
843 / CRT
2014 G-456 WA 295