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Forces of Compassion: Humanitarianism between Ethics and Politics
Erica Bornstein
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Paperback. The surrealism of imagining contemporary humanitarian techniques applied to historical events indicates more than dramatic technological transformation; it also suggests limits to contemporary assumptions about common human feeling and associated action. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Suffering and charity have a long history. Both human sorrows and attempted remedies were familiar features of life in earlier eras and religious traditions, however, during the final decades of the twentieth century, natural disasters and civilian casualties of war transformed into “humanitarian crises.” In these recurring dramas presented by international media, an extensive network of interstate entities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supplies assistance to victims. The contemporary aid world is a mosaic of aid sectors, each skewed slightly toward a particular aspect of need and action. The development sector focuses on alleviating poverty, while the human rights sector aims ... Read more
Suffering and charity have a long history. Both human sorrows and attempted remedies were familiar features of life in earlier eras and religious traditions, however, during the final decades of the twentieth century, natural disasters and civilian casualties of war transformed into “humanitarian crises.” In these recurring dramas presented by international media, an extensive network of interstate entities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supplies assistance to victims. The contemporary aid world is a mosaic of aid sectors, each skewed slightly toward a particular aspect of need and action. The development sector focuses on alleviating poverty, while the human rights sector aims ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SAR Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, United States
ISBN
9781934691403
SKU
V9781934691403
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