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Celebrity Humanitarianism : the Ideology of Global Charity.

In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded by entertainment stars, billionaires, and activist NGOs (e.g. Bob Geldof, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Bill Gates, George Soros, Save Darfur, Medeç...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kapoor, Ilan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Interventions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: celebrity humanitarianism and ideology
  • 1 Celebrities: humanitarians or ideologues?
  • 2 Billionaires and corporate philanthropy: 'decaf capitalism'
  • 3 'Spectacular NGOs': activism without action?
  • Conclusion: what is to be done?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.