Global Humanitarianism

Author : Peter Stamatov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107470285
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Global Humanitarianism written by Peter Stamatov and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether lauded and encouraged or criticized and maligned, action in solidarity with culturally and geographically distant strangers has been an integral part of European modernity. Traversing the complex political landscape of early modern European empires, this book locates the historical origins of modern global humanitarianism in the recurrent conflict over the ethical treatment of non-Europeans that pitted religious reformers against secular imperial networks. Since the sixteenth-century beginnings of European expansion overseas and in marked opposition to the exploitative logic of predatory imperialism, these reformers - members of Catholic orders and, later, Quakers and other reformist Protestants - developed an ideology and a political practice in defense of the rights and interests of distant 'others'. They also increasingly made the question of imperial injustice relevant to growing 'domestic' publics in Europe. A distinctive institutional model of long-distance advocacy crystallized out of these persistent struggles, becoming the standard weapon of transnational activists.

Author : Esther Möller
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030446301
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gendering Global Humanitarianism in the Twentieth Century written by Esther Möller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This volume is interesting both because of its global focus, and its chronology up to the present, it covers a good century of changes. It will help define the field of gender studies of humanitarianism, and its relevance for understanding the history of nation-building, and a political history that goes beyond nations.” - Glenda Sluga, Professor of International History and ARC Kathleen Laureate Fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia This volume discusses the relationship between gender and humanitarian discourses and practices in the twentieth century. It analyses the ways in which constructions, norms and ideologies of gender both shaped and were shaped in global humanitarian contexts. The individual chapters present issues such as post-genocide relief and rehabilitation, humanitarian careers and subjectivities, medical assistance, community aid, child welfare and child soldiering. They give prominence to the beneficiaries of aid and their use of humanitarian resources, organizations and structures by investigating the effects of humanitarian activities on gender relations in the respective societies. Approaching humanitarianism as a global phenomenon, the volume considers actors and theoretical positions from the global North and South (from Europe to the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South East Asia as well as North America). It combines state and non-state humanitarian initiatives and scrutinizes their gendered dimension on local, regional, national and global scales. Focusing on the time between the late nineteenth century and the post-Cold War era, the volume concentrates on a period that not only witnessed a major expansion of humanitarian action worldwide but also saw fundamental changes in gender relations and the gradual emergence of gender-sensitive policies in humanitarian organizations in many Western and non-Western settings.

Author : Michael Lawrence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526117298
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Humanitarianism and Media Culture written by Michael Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection interrogates representations of humanitarian crisis, catastrophe and care from the mid-twentieth century to the present across a range of media forms.

Author : Peter Walker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135977437
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaping the Humanitarian World written by Peter Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?.

Author : Norbert Götz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108493521
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humanitarianism in the Modern World written by Norbert Götz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at two centuries of humanitarian history through a moral economy approach focusing on appeals, allocation, and accounting.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004431144
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humanitarianism: Keywords written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanitarianism: Keywords is a comprehensive dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism. It is an intuitive toolkit to map contemporary humanitarianism and to explore its current and future articulations. The dictionary serves a broad readership of practitioners, students, and researchers by providing informed access to the extensive humanitarian vocabulary.

Author : David Kennedy
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400840732
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dark Sides of Virtue written by David Kennedy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative and timely book, David Kennedy explores what can go awry when we put our humanitarian yearnings into action on a global scale--and what we can do in response. Rooted in Kennedy's own experience in numerous humanitarian efforts, the book examines campaigns for human rights, refugee protection, economic development, and for humanitarian limits to the conduct of war. It takes us from the jails of Uruguay to the corridors of the United Nations, from the founding of a non-governmental organization dedicated to the liberation of East Timor to work aboard an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Kennedy shares the satisfactions of international humanitarian engagement--but also the disappointments of a faith betrayed. With humanitarianism's new power comes knowledge that even the most well-intentioned projects can create as many problems as they solve. Kennedy develops a checklist of the unforeseen consequences, blind spots, and biases of humanitarian work--from focusing too much on rules and too little on results to the ambiguities of waging war in the name of human rights. He explores the mix of altruism, self-doubt, self-congratulation, and simple disorientation that accompany efforts to bring humanitarian commitments to foreign settings. Writing for all those who wish that "globalization" could be more humane, Kennedy urges us to think and work more pragmatically. A work of unusual verve, honesty, and insight, this insider's account urges us to embrace the freedom and the responsibility that come with a deeper awareness of the dark sides of humanitarian governance.

Author : Ilan Kapoor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415783380
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity Humanitarianism written by Ilan Kapoor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality.

Author : Michael N. Barnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108836798
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humanitarianism and Human Rights written by Michael N. Barnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the fluctuating relationship between human rights and humanitarianism and the changing nature of the politics and practices of humanity.

Author : Daniel Robert DeChaine
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739109397
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Humanitarianism written by Daniel Robert DeChaine and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Global Humanitarianism: NGOs and the Crafting of Community, author D. Robert DeChaine explores a narrative common to the nongovernmental organization community about the promise and confusion of living together in postmodern times. Palpable in their affective admixture of idealism, fear, hope, anger, and uncertainty, the protagonists of the story are humanitarian social actors, engaged in a vivid social drama. Their audience, as made apparent by DeChaine's at scholarship, is intimately engaged in the drama as well."--BOOK JACKET.