LEADER 03021nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910782586003321 005 20230721032331.0 010 $a1-135-97743-7 010 $a1-281-89991-7 010 $a9786611899912 010 $a0-203-61453-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555797 035 $a(EBL)367689 035 $a(OCoLC)437236234 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000245231 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11210435 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245231 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10175583 035 $a(PQKB)10426825 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC367689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL367689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266292 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL189991 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555797 100 $a20080522d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShaping the humanitarian world$b[electronic resource] /$fPeter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell 210 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY $cRoutledge$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (198 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge global institutions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-77371-7 311 $a0-415-77370-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and weblink guide; Introduction; 1 Origins of the international humanitarian system; 2 Mercy and manipulation in the Cold War; 3 The globalization of humanitarianism: From the end of the Cold War to the Global War on Terror; 4 States as responders and donors; 5 International organizations; 6 NGOs and private action; 7 A brave new world, a better future?; Notes; Select bibliography; Index 330 $aProviding a critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century, this book examines how the so called international community works in response to humanitarian crises and the systems that bind and divide them. By tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell examine the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing gen 410 0$aGlobal institutions series. 606 $aHumanitarian intervention 606 $aHumanitarian assistance 615 0$aHumanitarian intervention. 615 0$aHumanitarian assistance. 676 $a341.5 676 $a341.5/84 676 $a341.584 676 $a341.67 700 $aWalker$b Peter$f1955-$01547359 701 $aMaxwell$b Daniel G$01499506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782586003321 996 $aShaping the humanitarian world$93803693 997 $aUNINA