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Soldiers, Peacekeepers and Disasters / edited by Leon Gordenker, Thomas G. Weiss.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in Peacekeeping and Peacemaking, 2947-3373
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Politics and war.
- International Relations.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- International Relations.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XV, 118 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 1991.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 1991.
- Summary:
- The volume examines the past and potential role played by both UN peacekeepers as well as other military forces in the provision of humanitarian aid. There is also an in-depth discussion of the 'downside' or possible dilemmas of resorting to military capacities as well as a case-study of the recent international response in the Sudan with a view toward breaking new ground in the delivery of humanitarian relief in countries torn by civil war.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349217670
- 1349217670
- OCLC:
- 1084373596
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