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Humanitarianism Contested : Where Angels Fear to Tread by Thomas G. Weiss and Michael Barnett (2011, Hardcover)
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Humanitarianism Contested : Where Angels Fear to Tread, Hardcover by Barnett, Michael; Weiss, Thomas G.; Egeland, Jan (FRW), ISBN 0415496632, ISBN-13 9780415496636, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it since its origins in the early 19th century until the 21st century.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415496632
ISBN-139780415496636
eBay Product ID (ePID)74228592
Product Key Features
Number of Pages164 Pages
Publication NameHumanitarianism Contested : Where Angels Fear to Tread
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhilanthropy & Charity, History & Theory, International Relations / General, General, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorThomas G. Weiss, Michael Barnett
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.7 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2010-037784
Reviews'Short, penetrating and accessibly written. Apart from the open dialogue between the authors, the answers they give to 'ten guiding questions' provides important intellectual and normative puzzles that will engage both practitioners and students alike.' - Tim Dunne, International Affairs, Vol. 87, 6, November 2011, 'Short, penetrating and accessibly written. Apart from the open dialogue between the authors, the answers they give to 'e~ten guiding questions'e(tm) provides important intellectual and normative puzzles that will engage both practitioners and students alike.' - Tim Dunne, International Affairs, Vol. 87, 6, November 2011
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal361.7
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Humanitarianism: The Essentials 2. 'Birth' and Maturation, 1864-1945 3. The Traditional Enterprise, 1945 - 1989 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
SynopsisThis 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 studies, the book: provides a brief survey of the history of humanitarianism, beginning with the anti-slavery movement in the early nineteenth century and continuing to today's challenge of post-conflict reconstruction and saving failed states explains the evolution of humanitarianism. Not only has it evolved over the decades, but since the end of the Cold War, humanitarianism has exploded in scope, scale, and significance presents an overview of the contemporary humanitarian sector, including briefly who the key actors are, how they are funded and what they do with their money analyses the ethical dilemmas confronted by humanitarian organization, not only in the abstract but also, and most importantly, in real situations and when lives are at stake examines how humanitarianism poses fundamental ethical questions regarding the kind of world we want to live in, what kind of world is possible, and how we might get there. An accessible and engaging work by two of the leading scholars in the field, Humanitarianism Contested is essential reading for all those concerned with the future of human rights and international relations.
LC Classification NumberHV553.B36 2011
