Shaping the Humanitarian World

Name: Shaping the Humanitarian World
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ISBN: 9780415773713

ISBN-10: 0415773717

ISBN-13: 9780415773713

Edition: 2009

Authors: Peter Walker, Daniel G. Maxwell

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This book provides a critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century. It describes 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 examines the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing genocide. Particular emphasis is placed on the developments of the past fifteen years, the rise in humanitarian action as a…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Peter Walker is a New Zealander who has lived in London since 1986. He worked for seven years on the Independent and three on the Independent on Sunday where he was Foreign Editor. He has also written for the Financial Times and Granta. His first book, The Fox Boy, was published by Bloomsbury in 2001 and was widely praised.



List of illustrations


Foreword


Acknowledgements


Acronym and weblink guide


Introduction



Origins of the international humanitarian system



Mercy and manipulation in the Cold War



The globalization of humanitarianism: from the end of the Cold War to the Global War on Terror



States as responders and donors



International organizations



NGOs and private action



A brave new world, a better future?


Notes


Select bibliography


Index