Organizing disaster : the construction of humanitarianism

This book challenges the taken-for-granted status of organizations such as the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres, by problematizing humanitarianism. In the experience of the Author working with such organizations, they are selective of the type of suffering that receives attention. Empirical st...

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Main Author: Rostis, Adam, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald, 2016.
Edition: First edition.
Series: Critical management studies (Series)
Subjects:
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarianism.
International relief.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9781785606847
9781785606854
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (x, 156 stran)

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