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Empire of Humanity : A History of Humanitarianism /

Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism's remarkable growth from its humble origins in the early nineteenth century to its current prominence in global life. In contrast to most contemporary accounts of humanitarianism that concentrate on the last two decades, Michael Barnett ties the past...

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Auteur principal: Barnett, Michael N., 1960- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Co-dependence : humanitarianism and the world
  • The humanitarian big bang
  • Saving slaves, sinners, savages, and societies
  • Saving soldiers and civilians during war
  • The new international
  • Neo-humanitarianism
  • Humanitarianism during wartime
  • It's a humanitarian's world
  • Armed for humanity
  • Politics and anti-politics, or, The new paternalism.