TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barnett,Michael N.
AU  - Weiss,Thomas G.
TI  - Humanitarianism in question: politics, power, ethics 
T2  - Cornell paperbacks
SN  - 9780801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HV 553 H918 2008
U1  - 361.2/6 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Humanitarian assistance
KW  - Asistencia humanitaria
KW  - Humanitarianism
KW  - Humanitarismo
KW  - International relief
KW  - Acción social
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Humanitarianism : a brief history of the present / Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss -- The rise of emergency relief aid / James D. Fearon -- The imperative to reduce suffering : charity, progress, and emergencies in the field of humanitarian action / Craig Calhoun -- Saying "no" to Wal-Mart? : money and morality in professional humanitarianism / Stephen Hopgood -- Humanitarian organizations : accountable--why, to whom, for what, and how? / Janice Gross Stein -- The grand strategies of humanitarianism / Michael Barnett and Jack Snyder -- The power of holding humanitarianism hostage and the myth of protective principles / Laura Hammond -- Sacrifice, triage, and global humanitarianism / Peter Redfield -- The distributive commitments of international NGOs / Jennifer C. Rubenstein -- Humanitarianism as a scholarly vocation / Michael Barnett -- Humanitarianism and practitioners : social science matters / Peter J. Hoffman and Thomas G. Weiss
N2  - Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism? Is it limited to the provision of relief
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007036965.html
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=24943
ER  -