Humanitarianism in question : politics, power, ethics /
Humanitarianism in question : politics, power, ethics /
edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss.
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
- x, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Cornell paperbacks .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780801444869 (hbk) RM403.10 0801444861 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarianism.
International relief.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780801444869 (hbk) RM403.10 0801444861 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarianism.
International relief.