Humanitarianism in the modern world : the moral economy of famine relief / Norbert Götz, Georgina B...
Humanitarianism in the modern world : the moral economy of famine relief / Norbert Götz, Georgina B...
Humanitarianism in the modern world : the moral economy of famine relief / Norbert Götz, Georgina Brewis, Steffen Werther.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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G 2021/2829
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 355 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Famine Relief in Perspective -- 1.1. Social Origins of Famine -- 1.2. The Moral Economy of Aid -- 2. Case Studies -- 2.1. Three Ages of Humanitarianism -- 2.2. The Great Irish Famine and Ad Hoc Humanitarianism -- 2.3. The Russian Famine of 1921-3 and Organised Humanitarianism -- 2.4. Famine in Et...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"The book takes a fresh look at humanitarian action through the concept of moral economy. It suggests a revised periodisation of humanitarianism by analogy to politico-economic regimes, rather than geopolitical sequencing: moving from ad hoc humanitarianism (c. 1800-1900); to organised humanitarianism (c. 1900-70); and expressive humanitarianism (s...
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Humanitarianism in the modern world : the moral economy of famine relief / Norbert Götz, Georgina Brewis, Steffen Werther.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-341) and index.
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G 2021/2829
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74VKarMNRe5O
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ISBN
1108493521
9781108493529
DDC
363.8526
MMS ID
991024441624202626
