Nonhuman Humanitarians - Animal Interventions in Global Politics (Paperback)

Examining the appearance of nonhuman animals laboring alongside humans in humanitarian operations   Both critical and mainstream scholarly work on humanitarianism have largely been framed from anthropocentric perspectives highlighting humanity as the rationale for providing care to others. In Nonhuman Humanitarians, Benjamin Meiches explores the role of animals laboring alongside humans in humanitarian operations, generating new ethical possibilities of care in humanitarian practice. Nonhuman Humanitarians examines how these animals not only improve specific practices of humanitarian aid but have started to transform the basic tenets of humanitarianism. Analyzing case studies of mine-clearance dogs, milk-producing cows and goats, and disease-identifying rats, Nonhuman Humanitarians ultimately argues that nonhuman animal contributions problematize foundational assumptions about the emotional and rational capacities of humanitarian actors as well as the ethical focus on human suffering that defines humanitarianism. Meiches reveals that by integrating nonhuman animals into humanitarian practice, several humanitarian organizations have effectively demonstrated that care, compassion, and creativity are creaturely rather than human and that responses to suffering and injustice do not—and cannot—stop at the boundaries of the human.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Benjamin Meiches
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-5179-1385-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > General
LSN:	1-5179-1385-3
Barcode:	9781517913854

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