the dilemmas of NGO humanitarian activism Gallagher, Nancy Elizabeth 1942- creator Comité de Servicio de Amigos Americanos text ua Cairo [u.a.] New York American University in Cairo Press 2007 monographic eng

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x, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. As eyewitnesses to major events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, AFSC volunteers came to understand it better than most outsiders at the time. By examining these early efforts at peacemaking and assistance, historian Nancy Gallagher has uncovered essential insights for today's peacemakers, human rights activists, and humanitarian NGOs. Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Quaker Peacemaking in Theory and Practice; The 1948 Palestine War; Catastrophe in Gaza; Relief versus Repatriation; The AFSC in Israel; Nasser, Ben Gurion, and the Quakers; Conclusion; Glossary. Nancy Gallagher. Quèaker American Friends Service Committee Cuaqueros Sociedades de amigos Historia Iglesia Católica y problemas sociales Paz Aspectos religiosos Refugiados árabes palestinos Conflicto árabe-israelí Palestina Historia 1948 BV 4466 G162q 2007 261.8/328 9789774161056 977416105X GEBAY 080310 20230410143133.0 spa