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" Humanitarianism in question : "
edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss
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BL
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585712
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GBA855190b414931
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GBA855190b414931
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| Title & Author
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Humanitarianism in question : : politics, power, ethics /\ edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss
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| Publication Statement
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Ithaca :: Cornell University Press,, 2008
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Cornell paperbacks
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x, 303 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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9780801444869
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: 0801444861
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: 9780801473012
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: 0801473012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Humanitarianism : a brief history of the present / Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss -- The rise of emergency relief aid / James D. Fearon -- The imperative to reduce suffering : charity, progress, and emergencies in the field of humanitarian action / Craig Calhoun -- Saying "no" to Wal-Mart? : money and morality in professional humanitarianism / Stephen Hopgood -- Humanitarian organizations : accountable -- why, to whom, for what, and how? / Janice Gross Stein -- The grand strategies of humanitarianism / Michael Barnett and Jack Snyder -- The power of holding humanitarianism hostage and the myth of protective principles / Laura Hammond -- Sacrifice, triage, and global humanitarianism / Peter Redfield -- The distributive commitments of international NGOs / Jennifer C. Rubenstein -- Humanitarianism as a scholarly vocation / Michael Barnett -- Humanitarianism and practitioners : social science matters / Peter J. Hoffman and Thomas G. Weiss
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This volume addresses the humanitarian identity crisis, including humanitarianism's relationship to accountability, great powers, privatization and corporate philanthropy, warlords, and the ethical evaluations that inform life-and-death decision making during and after emergencies
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Humanitarian assistance
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Humanitarianism
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International relief
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Humanitarian assistance
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Humanitarianism
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International relief
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| Dewey Classification
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361.2/6
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HV553.H86 2008
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Barnett, Michael N.,1960-
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Weiss, Thomas G., (Thomas George),1946-
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