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Humanitarian Intervention Ideas in Action

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ISBN-10: 0745640222

ISBN-13: 9780745640228

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas G. Weiss, Gareth Evans

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A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. Drawing on two decades of research, Thomas G. Weiss provides a compelling introduction to the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world. He examines political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions and uses a wide range of cases to highlight key debates and controversies. This succinct and highly accessible survey is neither celebratory nor complacent. The author locates the normative evolution of what is…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 5/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Michael I. Harrison, Ph.D, is a Senior Social Scientist in the Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He leads Agency activities in Health System Design, manages and contributes to research in delivery systems across the United States, and conducts research on organizational improvement and implementation of system change. His publications include papers in leading health services research journals, Diagnosing Organizations: Methods, Models, and Processes (Sage, 2005), and Implementing Change in Health Systems: Market Reforms in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands (SAGE, 2004). He has given presentations and led…    

About the Author
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Conceptual Building Blocks
"Humanitarian" Interventions: Thumbnail Sketches
New Wars and New Humanitarianisms
New Thinking: The Responsibility to Protect
So What? Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
Notes
Selected Readings
Index