Shaping the humanitarian world / Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Peter, 1955-

Contributor:

Maxwell, Daniel G.

Series:

Global institutions series.

Routledge global institutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian intervention.

Humanitarian assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Providing a critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century, this book examines how the so called international community works in response to humanitarian crises and the systems that bind and divide them. By tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell examine the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing gen

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms and weblink guide; Introduction; 1 Origins of the international humanitarian system; 2 Mercy and manipulation in the Cold War; 3 The globalization of humanitarianism: From the end of the Cold War to the Global War on Terror; 4 States as responders and donors; 5 International organizations; 6 NGOs and private action; 7 A brave new world, a better future?; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-97743-7

1-281-89991-7

9786611899912

0-203-61453-4

9780203614532

OCLC:

437236234