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New Humanitarianism and the Crisis of Charity : Good Intentions on the Road to Help /

Soaring poverty levels and 24-hour media coverage of global disasters have caused a surge in the number of international non-governmental organizations that address suffering on a massive scale. But how are these new global networks transforming the politics and power dynamics of humanitarian policy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mascarenhas, Michael, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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