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x, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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... 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. edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas G. Weiss. Includes bibliographical references and index. Humanitarian assistance Asistencia humanitaria Humanitarianism Humanitarismo International relief Acción social HV 553 H918 2008 361.2/6 9780801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0801473012 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2007036965 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007036965.html http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=24943 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007036965.html http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=24943 NIC/DLC 070907 20230411090751.0 15000179