Aid in danger : the perils and promise of humanitarianism /

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Aid in Danger explores why aid workers are attacked, kidnapped, and killed around the world and critically examines how aid agencies respond to these dangers. It addresses a timely and neglected topic, providing a unique analytical perspective on broader issues of humanitarianism and humanitarian re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fast, Larissa (Larissa A.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Colección:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Temas:
Humanitarian assistance.
Risk management.
Violence.
Security, International.
Risk Management
Violence
Aide humanitaire.
Gestion du risque.
risk management.
violence.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Humanitarian assistance
Risk management
Security, International
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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