Fast, Larissa

Aid in danger the perils and promise of humanitarianism / [Texte imprimé] : Larissa Fast - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, cop. 2014 - 1 vol. (326 p.) ; 24 cm - Pennsylvania studies in human rights . - Pennsylvania studies in human rights (University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia) .

Bibliogr. 275-304

Introduction -- Three stories of aid in danger : from Baghdad and Muttur to Solferino -- The twin challenges for contemporary humanitarianism -- The dangers they face : understanding violence against aid workers and agencies -- The dominant explanations : competing discourses of aid -- Explanations in the shadows : competing images of aid -- Coping with danger : paradigms of humanitarian security management -- Conclusion. reclaiming humanity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments

978-0-8122-4603-2

Humanitarian assistance Risk management Violence Security, International

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