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Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action
Kevin M. Cahill
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Description for Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action
paperback. Includes essays that explore mandates for humanitarian action in religious traditions, and codes of conduct for the media, military, medicine, and the academy in relief efforts. This book explores threats to human welfare from terrorism and gender exploitation and assess international law, and the media. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
This third volume in the pioneering series, International Humanitarian Affairs, goes beyond the practical to address fundamental questions at the heart of humanitarian actions.
How do different religious, cultural, and social systems—and the values they support—shape humanitarian action? What are the bases of caring societies? Are there universal values for human well-being? International experts come face to face with the assumptions about human dignity and social justice that guide efforts to rescue and repair communities in crisis.
The original essays explore mandates for humanitarian action in religious traditions, and codes of conduct for the media, military, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
International Humanitarian Affairs
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823222889
SKU
V9780823222889
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About Kevin M. Cahill
Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., (1936-2022) was University Professor and Director at the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the President of the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation in New York City. He was also a Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine and Molecular Parasitology at New York University and Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hill ... Read more
Reviews for Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action
"...it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies." -Journal of Humanitarian Assistance "Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all ... Read more