Shaping the humanitarian world [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell

• Autore: Walker Peter <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.5; 341.5/84; 341.584; 341.67
• Soggetto topico: Humanitarian intervention; Humanitarian assistance
• Altri autori: MaxwellDaniel G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Providing 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Shaping the humanitarian world
• ISBN: 1-135-97743-7; 1-281-89991-7; 9786611899912; 0-203-61453-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782586003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global institutions series.