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The politics of humanity : the reality of relief aid / John Holmes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, John, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holmes, John, 1951-.
- Humanitarian assistance--Political aspects.
- Humanitarian assistance.
- International relief--Political aspects.
- International relief.
- United Nations. Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
- United Nations.
- Holmes, John, 1951---Career in humanitarian assistance.
- Holmes, John.
- Holmes, John, 1951---Career in international relief.
- Physical Description:
- 424 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Head of Zeus, 2013.
- Contents:
- Introduction. An accidental humanitarian
- 1. The secret life of an emergency relief coordinator
- 2. Darfur : how not to solve a crisis
- 3. South Sudan : the (unmade) road to independence
- 4. Sri Lanka : the end of the LTTE
- 5. The Democratic Republic of Congo : not losing hope
- 6. Somalia : endless night
- 7. Myanmar : cyclone strike and government obstruction
- 8. Gaza : collective punishment, conflict and controversy
- 9. Afghanistan and Pakistan : safeguarding humanitarian space
- 10. Earthquake horrors in Haiti
- 11. Food Insecurity : country lessons and the 2008 food crisis
- 12. Prevention is better than cure : acting before disasters happen
- 13. Humanitarian Intervention, and protecting civilians in armed conflict
- 14. Humanitarianism in the twenty-first century : rising needs and declining security
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781781850916
- 1781850917
- 9781781852088
- 1781852081
- OCLC:
- 818462523
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