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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801444869 (hbk)  RM403.10 0801444861 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Humanitarian assistance.<br/>Humanitarianism.<br/>International relief.