Related Books
Language: en
Pages: 324
Pages: 324
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subj
Language: en
Pages: 179
Pages: 179
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-01 - Publisher: Routledge
This book provides a succinct but sophisticated understanding of humanitarianism and insight into the on-going dilemmas and tensions that have accompanied it si
Language: en
Pages: 374
Pages: 374
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-01-09 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
Humanitarians are required to be impartial, independent, professionally competent and focused only on preventing and alleviating human suffering. It can be hard
Language: en
Pages: 417
Pages: 417
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-27 - Publisher: Routledge
The field of humanitarianism is characterised by profound uncertainty, by a constant need to respond to the unpredictable, and by concepts and practices that of
Language: en
Pages: 311
Pages: 311
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-03 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism’s remarkable growth from its humble origins in the early nineteenth century to its current prominence in global li