Description |
424 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
Introduction. An accidental humanitarian -- 1. The secret life of an emergency relief coordinator -- 2. Darfur : how not to solve a crisis -- 3. South Sudan : the (unmade) road to independence -- 4. Sri Lanka : the end of the LTTE -- 5. The Democratic Republic of Congo : not losing hope -- 6. Somalia : endless night -- 7. Myanmar : cyclone strike and government obstruction -- 8. Gaza : collective punishment, conflict and controversy -- 9. Afghanistan and Pakistan : safeguarding humanitarian space -- 10. Earthquake horrors in Haiti -- 11. Food Insecurity : country lessons and the 2008 food crisis -- 12. Prevention is better than cure : acting before disasters happen -- 13. Humanitarian Intervention, and protecting civilians in armed conflict -- 14. Humanitarianism in the twenty-first century : rising needs and declining security |
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Humanitarian assistance -- Political aspects.
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Humanitarian assistance -- Political aspects. |
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Humanitarian assistance. |
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International relief -- Political aspects.
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International relief -- Political aspects. |
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International relief. |
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United Nations. Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
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United Nations. Department of Humanitarian Affairs. |
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Holmes, John, 1951- -- Career in humanitarian assistance.
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Holmes, John, 1951- |
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Holmes, John, 1951- -- Career in international relief.
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ISBN |
9781781850916 hardback |
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1781850917 hardback |
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9781781852088 ebook |
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1781852081 ebook |
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