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In the shadow of 'just wars' : violence, politics, and humanitarian action / Médecins sans frontières ; edited by Fabrice Weissman ; translations from the French by Vincent Homolka, Roger Leverdier, and Fiona Terry ; English text edited by Fiona Terry.

Van Pelt Library HV639 .A2513 2004
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Weissman, Fabrice, 1969-
Médecins sans frontières (Association)
Standardized Title:
A l'ombre des guerres justes. English.
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Humanitarian assistance--Case studies.
Humanitarian assistance.
War victims--Services for--Case studies.
War victims.
Just war doctrine--Case studies.
Just war doctrine.
War victims--Services for.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:
xi, 372 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2004]
Summary:
Staff at Doctors Without Borders Survey the world's bloodiest wars, emphasizing difficulties posed when humanitarian aid overlaps with foreign policy.
Contents:
Introduction : The sacrificial international order and humanitarian action / Jean-Hervé Bradol
East Timor : better late than never / Gil Gonzalez-Foerster
Sierra Leone : peace at any price / Fabrice Weissman
Afghanistan : from 'militant monks' to crusaders / François Calas & Pierre Salignon
North Korea : feeding totalitarianism / Fiona Terry
Angola : woe to the vanquished / Christine Messiant
Sudan : who benefits from humanitarian aid? / Marc Lavergne & Fabrice Weissman
Liberia : orchestrated chaos / Jean-Hervé Jézéquel
Chechnya : eradication of the enemy within / Thorniké Gordadzé
Democratic Republic of Congo : victims of no importance / Marc Le Pape
Colombia : violence versus politics / Michel Agier
Algeria : the utility of terrorism / Chawki Amari
Iraq : in search of a 'humanitarian crisis' / Rony Brauman & Pierre Salignon
Kosovo : the end of an era? / David Rieff
Humanitarian spaces : spaces of exception / Michel Agier & Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier
Justice and humanitarian action : a conflict of interest / Eric Dachy
The modern missionaries of Islam / Abdel-Rahman Ghandour
Of medicines and men / Annick Hamel.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0801442818
9780801442810
0801489113
9780801489112
OCLC:
53398145

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