Humanitarian Reason : a Moral History of the Present.

In the face of the world's disorders, moral concerns have provided a powerful ground for developing international as well as local policies. Didier Fassin draws on case materials from France, South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine to explore the meaning of humanitarianism in the contexts of imm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fassin, Didier
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Temas:
Humanitarianism.
Social ethics.
Humanitarian assistance > Moral and ethical aspects.
Humanitarian assistance > Political aspects.
Social policy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Aide humanitaire > Aspect moral.
Aide humanitaire > Aspect politique.
Politique sociale > Aspect moral.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Humanitarian assistance > Political aspects
Humanitarianism
Social ethics
Social policy > Moral and ethical aspects
Humanitarismus
Humanitäre Hilfe
Ethik
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface to the English Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Humanitarian Government; PART I. POLITICS; 1. Suffering Unveiled Listening to the Excluded and the Marginalized; 2. Pathetic Choice Exposing the Misery of the Poor; 3. Compassion Protocol Legalizing Diseased Undocumented Immigrants; 4. Truth Ordeal Attesting Violence for Asylum Seekers; LIMEN. FRONTIERS; 5. Ambivalent Hospitality Governing the Unwanted; PART II. WORLDS; 6. Massacre of the Innocents Representing Childhood in the Age of AIDS; 7. Desire for Exception Managing Disaster Victims.
  • 8. Subjectivity without Subjects Reinventing the Figure of the Witness9. Hierarchies of Humanity Intervening in International Conflicts; Conclusion: Critique of Humanitarian Reason; Chronology; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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