Humanitarianism contested : where angels fear to tread / / Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss

• Autore: Barnett Michael N. <1960-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.7
• Soggetto topico: Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarianism; International relief
• Altri autori: WeissThomas George
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-146) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Humanitarianism Contested: Where angels fear to tread; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Humanitarianism in the crossfire; Foreword by the series editor; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Humanitarianism: the essentials; 2. "Birth" and maturation, 1864-1945; 3. The traditional enterprise, 1945-89; 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; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 statesexplains the evolution o
• Titolo autorizzato: Humanitarianism contested
• ISBN: 1-136-81438-8; 1-283-44223-X; 9786613442239; 0-203-82930-1; 1-136-81439-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778961803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global institutions series ; ; 51.