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