ISBN:
080148796X
,
0801439604
,
9780801487965
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 282 S
,
Kt.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Terry, Fiona Condemned to repeat?
DDC:
361.26
Keywords:
Refugee camps Case studies
;
Humanitarian assistance Political aspects
;
Refugees International cooperation
;
Civil war Case studies
;
Humanitariäre Hilfe
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Flüchtlingslager
;
Humanitäre Hilfe
;
Internationale Kooperation
;
Pakistan
;
Afghanischer Flüchtling
;
Honduras
;
Nicaraguanischer Flüchtling
;
Thailand
;
Kambodschanischer Flüchtling
;
Demokratische Republik Kongo
;
Ruandischer Flüchtling
;
Flüchtlingslager
;
Humanitäre Hilfe
;
Internationale Kooperation
Abstract:
Humanitarian groups have failed, Fiona Terry believes, to face up to the core paradox of their activity: humanitarian action aims to alleviate suffering, but by inadvertently sustaining conflict it potentially prolongs suffering. In "Condemned to Repeat?" Terry examines the side effects of intervention by aid organizations and points out the need to acknowledge the political consequences of the choice to give aid. She makes the controversial claim that aid agencies act as though the initial decision to supply aid satisfies any need for ethical discussion and are often blind to the moral quandaries of aid. Terry focuses on four historically relevant cases: Rwandan camps in Zaire, Afghan camps in Pakistan, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan camps in Honduras and Cambodian camps in Thailand. - Humanitarian action and responsibility -- The Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan -- The Nicaraguan and Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras -- The Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand -- The Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire -- Humanitarian action in a second-best world
Description / Table of Contents:
Humanitarian action and responsibility -- The Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan -- The Nicaraguan and Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras -- The Cambodian refugee camps in Thailand -- The Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire -- Humanitarian action in a second-best world
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=009952403&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
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