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The Politics of Humanitarianism: Power, Ideology and Aid
Antonio de Lauri
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Description for The Politics of Humanitarianism: Power, Ideology and Aid
Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive critique of humanitarian intervention. Series: International Library of Human Geography. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Humanitarian intervention has increasingly become the prevalent means of providing protection and aid at a global level. Yet alongside its success concerns have been raised that humanitarianism has increasingly become an economic enterprise and a political tool for controlling territories and governing international relations. In The Politics of Humanitarianism authors from a variety of disciplines provide a comprehensive critique of the humanitarian enterprise. How are those on the end of humanitarian action influenced by different epistemologies and applications of international law? What is the complex relationship between values - what humanitarian action is intended to be - and practice - ... Read more
Humanitarian intervention has increasingly become the prevalent means of providing protection and aid at a global level. Yet alongside its success concerns have been raised that humanitarianism has increasingly become an economic enterprise and a political tool for controlling territories and governing international relations. In The Politics of Humanitarianism authors from a variety of disciplines provide a comprehensive critique of the humanitarian enterprise. How are those on the end of humanitarian action influenced by different epistemologies and applications of international law? What is the complex relationship between values - what humanitarian action is intended to be - and practice - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
International Library of Human Geography
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780768304
SKU
V9781780768304
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About Antonio de Lauri
Antonio De Lauri is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Milan Bicocca. He has undertaken fieldwork in Afghanistan since 2005, with a focus on legal reconstruction, human rights, war and humanitarian intervention. He is currently part of an international research project on slavery and forms of extreme dependence.
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