The history and practice of humanitarian intervention and aid in Africa
The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137270023 |
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The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa. This book brings together perspectives from history, cultural studies, international relations, policy, and non-governmental organizations to analyze the themes, continuities and discontinuities in Western humanitarian engagement with Africa. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137270016, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 272 p. |
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9781137270016 9781137270023 : 1137270020 : |
CLC: | D994 |
Contents: | Foreword-- Jennifer Welsh Introduction: Enduring Humanitarianisms in Africa-- Bronwen Everill and Josiah Kaplan 1. Freetown, Frere Town, and the Kat River Settlement: Nineteenth Century Humanitarian Intervention and Precursors to Modern Refugee Camps-- Bronwen Everill 2. Public Health or Public Good? Humanitarian Agendas and the Treatment of Leprosy in Uganda-- Kathleen 3. Contraband Charity: German Humanitarianism in Contemporary Kenya-- Nina Berman 4. 'Reading' British Armed Humanitarian Intervention in Sierra Leone, 2000-2002-- Josiah Kaplan 5. Humanitarian Intervention in the Horn of Afr |