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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Aid & relief programmes

Aberfan - Government and Disaster (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Iain McLean, Martin Johnes Aberfan - Government and Disaster (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Iain McLean, Martin Johnes
R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

On 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died when a mountainside coal tip collapsed, engulfing homes and part of a school in the village of Aberfan below. It is a moment that will be forever etched in the memories of many people in Wales and beyond. Aberfan - Government & Disaster is widely recognised as the definitive study of the disaster. Following meticulous research of public records - kept confidential by the UK Government's 30-year rule - the authors, in this revised second edition, explain how and why the disaster happened and why nobody was held responsible. Iain McLean and Martin Johnes reveal how the National Coal Board, civil servants, and government ministers, who should have protected the public interest, and specifically the interests of the people of Aberfan, failed to do so. The authors also consider what has been learned or ignored from Aberfan such as the understanding of psychological trauma and the law concerning 'corporate manslaughter'. Aberfan - Government & Disaster is the revised and updated second edition of Iain McLean and Martin Johnes' acclaimed study published in 2000, which now solely focuses on Aberfan.

The Value Chain of Foreign Aid - Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions (Paperback, 2007 ed.): Christian... The Value Chain of Foreign Aid - Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions (Paperback, 2007 ed.)
Christian Schabbel
R4,467 Discovery Miles 44 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book assesses the prospects of official development assistance (ODA) for poverty reduction. It analyzes the entire value chain of ODA, including provision, allocation and utilization. Within each of these components, coverage examines scope and limits of aid. The horizontal interactions between donors and recipients as well as the vertical connections to local and region-specific conditions represent the heart of this book's approach.

Shtf Survival - The Skills and Mindset to Survive When the World Collapses (The Prepper's Guide to Food and Water Storage... Shtf Survival - The Skills and Mindset to Survive When the World Collapses (The Prepper's Guide to Food and Water Storage for Disaster Preparedness) (Paperback)
Jeffrey Doak
R475 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
He predicted but nobody listened - predictions that world could not notice (Paperback): Harsh Vardhan Singh He predicted but nobody listened - predictions that world could not notice (Paperback)
Harsh Vardhan Singh
R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Outside the Asylum - A Memoir of War, Disaster and Humanitarian Psychiatry (Paperback): Lynne Jones Outside the Asylum - A Memoir of War, Disaster and Humanitarian Psychiatry (Paperback)
Lynne Jones
R469 R233 Discovery Miles 2 330 Save R236 (50%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Outside the Asylum is Lynne Jones's personal exploration of the evolution of humanitarian psychiatry and the changing world of international relief. Her memoir graphically describes her experiences as a practising psychiatrist in war zones and disasters around the world, from the Balkans and 'mission-accomplished' Iraq, to tsunami-affected Indonesia, post-earthquake Haiti and 'the Jungle' in Calais. The book poses and attempts to address awkward questions. What happens if the psychiatric hospital in which you have lived for ten years is bombed and all the staff run away? What is it like to see all your family killed in front of you when you are 12 years old? Is it true that almost everyone caught up in a disaster is likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder? What can mental health professionals do to help? How does one stay neutral and impartial in the face of genocide? Why would a doctor support military intervention? From her training in one of Britain's last asylums, to treating traumatised soldiers in Gorazde after the Bosnian war, and learning from traditional healers in Sierra Leone, Lynne has worked with extraordinary people in extraordinary situations. But this book is not only about psychiatry. It also shines a light on humanitarian aid and all its glories and problems. She shows how ill-thought-out interventions do more harm than good and that mental well-being is deeply connected to human rights and the social and political worlds in which people live. It also reveals the courage and resilience of people who have to survive and endure some of the most frightening situations in the world.

Storm (Paperback): Deb Grant Storm (Paperback)
Deb Grant
R367 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R25 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The U.S. Criminal Justice System in the Pandemic Era and Beyond - Taking Stock of Efforts to Maintain Safety and Justice... The U.S. Criminal Justice System in the Pandemic Era and Beyond - Taking Stock of Efforts to Maintain Safety and Justice Through the Covid-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Challenges (Paperback)
Brian A. Jackson, Michael J D Vermeer, Dulani Woods, Duren Banks, Sean E Goodison
R1,479 Discovery Miles 14 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
CENTRO Journal - Fall 2020 Vol. 32 No. 3 (Paperback): Manuel Lobato, Marta Alvarez, Marines Aponte CENTRO Journal - Fall 2020 Vol. 32 No. 3 (Paperback)
Manuel Lobato, Marta Alvarez, Marines Aponte
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Refugee Realities - Voices from the Middle East (Paperback): Tara Seger Refugee Realities - Voices from the Middle East (Paperback)
Tara Seger
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
International Development and Human Aid - Principles, Norms and Institutions for the Global Sphere (Hardcover): Paulo Barcelos,... International Development and Human Aid - Principles, Norms and Institutions for the Global Sphere (Hardcover)
Paulo Barcelos, Gabriele De Angelis
R3,043 Discovery Miles 30 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Are global standards of aid, assistance and redistribution achievable in practice? These 8 essays mirror and expand the complexity of contemporary discussions on cosmopolitanism and global justice, focusing on a normative study of the global institutional order with suggestions of direct ways to reform it. They assess schemes of worldwide distributive justice and the mechanisms required to discharge the global duties that the theories establish. Assesses the workability of philosophical conceptions of justice for the global sphere Addresses fields including humanitarian and development aid, the slave trade, health care assistance, reparations for historical injustices, the United Nations' Central Emergency Response Fund and the global responsibility of the European Union For political philosophers, political scientists and sociologists working on the philosophy of international relations, global ethics, global justice, humanitarian aid and development politics

Saving Lives and Staying Alive - The Professionalisation of Humanitarian Security (Paperback): Michael Neuman, Fabrice Weissman Saving Lives and Staying Alive - The Professionalisation of Humanitarian Security (Paperback)
Michael Neuman, Fabrice Weissman
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Much like the large commercial companies, most humanitarian aid organisations now have departments specifically dedicated to protecting the security of their personnel and assets. The management of humanitarian security has gradually become the business of professionals who develop data collection systems, standardized procedures, norms, and training meant to prevent and manage risks. A large majority of aid agencies and security experts see these developments as inevitable -- all the more so because of quantitative studies and media reports concluding that the dangers to which aid workers are today exposed are completely unprecedented. Yet, this trend towards professionalisation is also raising questions within aid organisations, MSF included. Can insecurity be measured by scientific means and managed through norms and protocols? How does the professionalisation of security affect the balance of power between field and headquarters, volunteers and the institution that employs them? What is its impact on the implementation of humanitarian organizations' social mission? Are there alternatives to the prevailing security model(s) derived from the corporate world?Building on MSF's experience and observations of the aid world by academics and practitioners, the authors of this book look at the drivers of the professionalization of humanitarian security and its impact on humanitarian practices, with a specific focus on Syria, CAR and kidnapping in the Caucasus.

More Than Altruism - The Politics of Private Foreign Aid (Paperback): Brian H. Smith More Than Altruism - The Politics of Private Foreign Aid (Paperback)
Brian H. Smith
R1,370 Discovery Miles 13 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As government officials and political activists are becoming increasingly aware, international nonprofit agencies have an important political dimension: although not self-serving, these private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) seek social changes of which many of their financial contributors are unaware. As PVOs and NGOs receive increasing subsidies from their home governments in the United States, Canada, and Europe, they are moving away from short-term relief commitments in developing countries and toward longer-term goals in health, education, training, and small-scale production. Showing that European and Canadian NGOs focus more on political change as part of new development efforts than do their U.S. counterparts, Brian Smith presents the first major comparative study of the political aspect of PVOs and NGOs. Smith emphasizes the paradoxes in the private-aid system, both in the societies that send aid and in those that receive it. Pointing out that international nonprofit agencies are in some instances openly critical of nation-state interests, he asks how these agencies can function in a foreign-aid network intended as a support for those same interests. He concludes that compromises throughout the private-aid networkand some secrecymake it possible for institutions with different agendas to work together. In the future, however, serious conflicts may develop with donors and nation states.

Originally published in 1990.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Six Months in Sudan - A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village (Paperback, Main): James Maskalyk Six Months in Sudan - A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village (Paperback, Main)
James Maskalyk 1
R393 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R37 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

James Maskalyk set out for the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan, in 2007. The newest Medicins Sans Frontieres' doctor in the field, he arrived with only his training, full of desire to understand this most desperate part of the world. He returned home six months later profoundly affected by the experience. Six Months in Sudan is an illuminating and affecting account of saving lives in one of the most harrowing and dangerous places on Earth.

Spontaneous Venturing - An Entrepreneurial Approach to Alleviating Suffering in the Aftermath of a Disaster (Paperback): Dean... Spontaneous Venturing - An Entrepreneurial Approach to Alleviating Suffering in the Aftermath of a Disaster (Paperback)
Dean A. Shepherd, Trenton A. Williams
R1,109 Discovery Miles 11 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thirsting for Living Water - Finding Adventure and Purpose in God`s Redemption Story (Hardcover): Michael J. Mantel, Richard... Thirsting for Living Water - Finding Adventure and Purpose in God`s Redemption Story (Hardcover)
Michael J. Mantel, Richard Stearns
R673 R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Save R67 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When a perfect storm of personal, professional, and natural disaster threw Mike Mantel into a dark night of the soul, he embarked on a journey through his own life and around the world to rediscover God's presence through the diverse body of Christ. In Thirsting for Living Water, Mantel invites readers to join him on this adventure and open their eyes to their own stories of God's faithfulness. It's an invitation to see where God is already at work: at home, among neighbors, and to the ends of the earth. Here is a story of the holistic gospel, driven by compassion, justice, and mercy, with Jesus at the center. Here is an inspiring vision of a unified, global church-in which each of us has a vital role to play.

Untranslatable - Emotions are universal but untranslatable (Paperback): Kishor Panthi Untranslatable - Emotions are universal but untranslatable (Paperback)
Kishor Panthi
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Escape from Violence - Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World (Paperback, New Ed): Aristide R. Zolberg, Astri... Escape from Violence - Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World (Paperback, New Ed)
Aristide R. Zolberg, Astri Suhrke, Sergio Aguayo
R2,439 Discovery Miles 24 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The magnitude of refugees movements in the Third World, widely perceived as an unprecedented crisis, has generated widespread concern in the West. This concern reveals itself as an ambiguous mixture of heartfelt compassion for the plight of the unfortunates cast adrift and a diffuse fear that they will come "pouring in." In this comprehensive study, the authors examine the refugee flows originating in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and suggest how a better understanding of this phenomenon can be used by the international community to assist those in greatest need. Reviewing the history of refugee movements in the West, they show how their formation and the fate of endangered populations have also been shaped by the partisan objectives of receiving countries. They survey the kinds of social conflicts characteristic of different regions of the Third World and the ways refugees and refugee policy are made to serve broader political purposes.

Managing Pandemic Related Risks - Risk Management and Continuity Planning (Paperback): Marc H. Siegel Managing Pandemic Related Risks - Risk Management and Continuity Planning (Paperback)
Marc H. Siegel
R165 Discovery Miles 1 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Red Cross Movement - Myths, Practices and Turning Points (Hardcover): Neville Wylie, Melanie Oppenheimer, James Crossland The Red Cross Movement - Myths, Practices and Turning Points (Hardcover)
Neville Wylie, Melanie Oppenheimer, James Crossland
R2,828 Discovery Miles 28 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For over 150 years, the Red Cross has brought succour to the world's needy, from sick and wounded soldiers on the battlefield, to political detainees, to those suffering the effects of natural disasters. The world's oldest and most preeminent humanitarian movement, the relevance and status of the Red Cross Movement today is as high as it has ever been. Reimagining and re-evaluating the Red Cross as a global institutional network, this volume charts the rise of the Red Cross and analyses the emergence of humanitarianism through a series of turning points, practices and myths. The contributors explore the three unique elements that make up the Red Cross Movement: the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent formerly known as the League of Red Cross Societies (both based in Geneva) and the 192 national societies. With chapters by leading scholars and researchers from Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and America, the book offers a timely account of this unique, complex and contested organisation. -- .

Introduction to Emergency Management (Paperback): M Lindell Introduction to Emergency Management (Paperback)
M Lindell
R2,613 Discovery Miles 26 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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Where do you want to go? You might already be working in the emergency management field, and may be looking to expand your skills. You might be setting out on a new career path. Or, you might want to learn more about exciting opportunities in emergency management.
Wherever you want to go, "Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness" will help you get there. Easy-to-read, practical, and up-to-date, this text not only helps you learn fundamental hazard mitigation concepts, it also helps you master the core competencies and skills you need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. The book's brief, modular format and variety of built-in learning resources enable you to learn at your own pace and focus your studies.
With this book, you will be able to: Learn how to build resilience at the community level. Examine the major categories of hazards, including meteorological and hydrological hazards, geological hazards, and manmade hazards. Understand the practice and politics of mitigation policy at the federal, state, and local government levels. Explore how the private sector can contribute to strong local economies through wise land use and business protection planning. Assess risk and vulnerability and identify hazards. Apply appropriate mitigation tools and techniques to reduce vulnerability. Prepare for potential hazards with preparedness activities. Follow the process of hazard mitigation planning. Foster a culture of prevention by applying the principles of sustainable development.


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The books in this series--"Introduction to Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness," "Emergency Planning, Technology in Emergency Management," and "Disaster Response and Recovery"--offer a coordinated curriculum for learning emergency management. Learn more at www.wiley.com/go/pathways.

Hunger and Public Action (Paperback, Revised): Jean Dreze, Amartya Sen Hunger and Public Action (Paperback, Revised)
Jean Dreze, Amartya Sen
R1,624 Discovery Miles 16 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is an important and innovative book which was well-received and attracted much media attention when it appeared in hardback in 1990. It advocates a new approach to the relief of famine and hardship in developing countries by addressing the political issues that prevent fair distribution of resources, rather than by simply seeking to provide more food and services. As such this book could prove extremely influential, and, in paperback, will be more easily available to relief agencies and third world charities, as well as to students and concerned individuals.

Amartya Sen, the co-author is internationally eminent - he is a former delegate and Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, and he recently won the Fiat-sponsored Giovanni Agnelli Prize for promoting the understanding of ethical issues in modern society. Lengthy articles about Sen and his books have appeared in The Independent, the Times Higher Education Supplement, and the New York Review of Books, to name a few.

Undesired and Desired - Climate Change in South Asia (Paperback): Raghu Bir Bista Undesired and Desired - Climate Change in South Asia (Paperback)
Raghu Bir Bista
R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Political Biography of an Earthquake - Aftermath and Amnesia in Gujarat, India (Paperback): Edward Simpson The Political Biography of an Earthquake - Aftermath and Amnesia in Gujarat, India (Paperback)
Edward Simpson
R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For those so-minded, the aftermath of an earthquake presents opportunities to intervene. Thus, in Gujarat, following the disaster of 2001, leaders were deposed, proletariats created, religious fundamentalism incubated, the state restructured, and industrial capital- ism expanded exponentially. Rather than gazing in at those struggling in the ruins, as is commonplace in the literature, this book looks out from the affected region at those who came to intervene. Based on extensive research amid the dust and noise of re- construction, the author focuses on the survivors and their interactions with death, history, and with those who came to use the shock of disaster to change the order of things. Edward Simpson takes us deep into the experience of surviving a 'natural' disaster. We see a society in mourning, further alienated by manufactured conditions of uncertainty and absurdity. We witness arguments about the past. What was important? What should be preserved? Was modernisation the cause of the disaster or the antidote? As people were putting things back together, they also knew that future earthquakes were inevitable. How did they learn to live with this terrible truth? How have people in other times and places come to terms with the promise of another earthquake, knowing that things will fall apart again?

Prepping and Survival for Newbies - How to Survive in a Crisis or Disaster (Paperback): Ernest Rivera Prepping and Survival for Newbies - How to Survive in a Crisis or Disaster (Paperback)
Ernest Rivera
R187 Discovery Miles 1 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mayor and The Judge - The Inside Story of the War Against COVID (Paperback): Judge Nelson W Wolff The Mayor and The Judge - The Inside Story of the War Against COVID (Paperback)
Judge Nelson W Wolff; Foreword by Ron Nirenberg
R499 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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