This major new title provides definitions, biographies and
explanations detailing the key terminology, issues, people and
events in the field of humanitarianism, a topic that is
increasingly at the forefront of international relations. This
Dictionary provides information which will be essential to all
those involved in humanitarianism.
A Dictionary of Humanitarianism brings together knowledge and
insight from a number of different fields, such as political
economy, human rights, international law, security studies,
anthropology and international relations, and this
multi-disciplinary approach provides a unique view of one of the
most important subject areas in international relations today.
Recent events such as the reconstruction of Iraq are included,
making the Dictionary up-to-date on the key issues of
humanitarianism today.
Entries include:
Bosnia, Peace Keeping, Conflict Resolution, Security Council,
CAFOD, Civil War, Earthquakes, Genocide, Humanitarian Intervention,
Just War, Malnutrition, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Oxfam, Terrorism,
and The World Bank.
This book will prove valuable to journalists and researchers, staff
of aid agencies and other charities, reference libraries, students
and university or departmental libraries, businesses, government
departments, international organizations and research institutes.
The book will also provide a useful reference tool for university
courses dealing with the topic of humanitarianism.
The author of A Dictionary of Humanitarianism is Dr Tim Allen of
the London School of Economics, who has written and contributed to
many publications on the issues of humanitarianism and
international development, including thebooks Culture and Global
Change, Poverty and Development into the 21st Century, and The
Media of Conflict - War Reporting and Representations of Ethnic
Violence.
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