Spaces of aid : how cars, compounds and hotels shape humanitarianism /

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A landmark work that - through analysing the three key symbolic sites of the grand hotel, the SUV and the compound - shows why we urgently need to think differently about humanitarian theory and practice.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smirl, Lisa, 1975-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Zed Books, [2015]
Subjects:
Humanitarian assistance > Management.
International cooperation.
Relief Work
Housing > ethics
International Cooperation
Aide humanitaire > Gestion.
Coopération internationale.
Development studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
International cooperation
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Stories from the field, stories of t̀he field': how aid workers experience the space of the field mission
  • 2. Exploring the humanitarian enclave
  • 3. How the built environment shapes humanitarian intervention
  • 4. Building home away from home: post-tsunami Aceh, and the single-family house
  • 5. Playing house: rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Katrina.

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