The Humanitarian Enterprise: Dilemmas and Discoveries

The Humanitarian Enterprise: Dilemmas and Discoveries

by JohnHammock (Author)

Synopsis

International humanitarian activities have grown enormously in scale over the past ten years. A longside this greater experience, the complex links between humanitarian work and the worlds of politics and military engagement have become ever more contested. Through the lens of the Humanitarianism and War Project, Larry Minear explores what international humanitarians - from the UN and national governments, to the Red Cross and the many private relief and development agencies - have learned about how to do humanitarian work well, and the arguments which remain unresolved. With an epilogue on the issues highlighted by the international response to the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the war in Afghanistan, this book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the future of humanitarianism in the twenty-first century.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Kumarian Press
Published: 31 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 1565491491
ISBN 13: 9781565491496

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An accomplished overview of many of the contradictions, challenges, and dilemmas faced by humanitarian operations since the end of the Cold War.