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Humanitarianism Contested : Where Angels Fear to Tread.
This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early nineteenth century. Combining theoretical and historical exposition with a broad range of contemporary case stu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Humanitarianism Contested: Where angels fear to tread; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Humanitarianism in the crossfire; Foreword by the series editor; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Humanitarianism: the essentials; 2. "Birth" and maturation, 1864-1945; 3. The traditional enterprise, 1945-89; 4. The turbulent post-Cold War era: the "new" humanitarianism?; 5. Turbulent humanitarianism since 1989: rhetoric meets reality; 6. Humanitarianism's past and possible futures: ten guiding questions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.