Paperback, 372 pages
English language
Published 2004 by Cornell University Press.
violence, politics, and humanitarian action
Paperback, 372 pages
English language
Published 2004 by Cornell University Press.
Essays written by scholars, journalists and humanitarian relief workers look at humanitarian crises of the past five years for their successes and failures, and suggest that humanitarian action has often failed to live up to its ideals. These essays expose the shortcomings of the various humanitarian organizations, particularly the U.N., and illuminate the complex moral and political debate that surrounds even the most basic relief operations.