Three stories / the perils and promise of humanitarianism /
by Fast, Larissa (Larissa A.) [author.].
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BookSeries: Pennsylvania studies in human rights: Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]Description: 326 pages : 24 cm. illl.ISBN: 0812246039; 9780812246032.Subject(s): Humanitarian assistance | Risk management | Security, International | Violence
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.
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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.
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