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The Dark Sides of Virtue : Reassessing International Humanitarianism.

In this provocative and timely book, David Kennedy explores what can go awry when we put our humanitarian yearnings into action on a global scale--and what we can do in response. Rooted in Kennedy's own experience in numerous humanitarian efforts, the book examines campaigns for human rights, r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; contents; preface; acknowledgments; part i: the international humanitarian as advocate and activist; one: the international human rights movement: part of the problem?; two: spring break: the activist individual; three: autumn weekend: the activist community; part ii: the international humanitarian as policy maker; four: humanitarian policy making: pragmatism without politics?; five: the rule of law as a strategy for economic development; six: bringing market democracy to eastern and central europe; seven: the international protection of refugees; eight: humanitarianism and force.
  • Part iii: what international humanitarianism should becomenine: humanitarian power; index.