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Golden Fleece - Manipulation and Independence in Humanitarian Action (Hardcover)
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The "Golden Fleece" delves into questions that are rarely asked and
seldom answered. It examines the impact of manipulation on the
effectiveness of humanitarian action. The tension between
fundamental humanitarian values the prioritization of life-saving
over all other considerations and political or economic agendas is
not new. Relief work has long been subject to manipulation by
governments, warlords, public opinion, disembodied realpolitik, and
to the calculations of humanitarians themselves. As Lt. Gen. Romeo
Dallaire notes in his Foreward, "the sacrosanct principles of
neutrality and humanitarian space have been used and abused by many
in ways which ultimately benefit killers rather than the victims of
armed conflict."This book takes a long view, starting with the
origins of organized humanitarianism in the mid-19th century and
zeroes in on the twenty-plus years since the end of the Cold War.
It examines whether instrumentalization has achieved its desired
objectives, whether political manipulation is greater today than
before, and whether the recent dramatic growth of relief work has
opened up humanitarian action to greater
manipulation.Humanitarianism has blossomed from a relatively
marginal activity in the shadow of interstate wars to a central
feature of international relations; it is now part of global
governance, if not of government. It has also become a much-used
fig leaf to camouflage global and local failures of governance that
often result in further misery for those at the mercy of conflict
and crisis."The Golden Fleece" asks whether saving lives is, by its
very nature, prone to instrumentalization or whether
humanitarianism can be transformed and made more immune to
manipulation. Building on decades of experience at the frontlines
of the world s most devastating crises, the authors chronicle the
successes and failures of a humanitarian enterprise that, despite
its limitations, remains central to the survival of millions of
vulnerable and dispossessed people around the world. They argue
that the practical and moral resistance against intolerable
suffering is an urgent, necessary and critical imperative. It is at
the core of what it means to be human."The Golden Fleece" made the
list of "Must-Read Books in Peace and Security for 2013" from
International Peace Institute's Global Observatory blog. See
following link: http:
//www.theglobalobservatory.org/reports/408-must-read-books-in-peace-and-security-for-2013.html
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Imprint: |
Kumarian Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
Antonio Donini
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Dimensions: |
236 x 161 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
356 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56549-487-9 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-56549-487-3 |
Barcode: |
9781565494879 |
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