ISBN:
9780804770026
,
9780804782081 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
234 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780804782081
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
Series Statement:
Stanford Studies in Human Rights
DDC:
361.70954/56
Keywords:
Wohltätigkeit
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Philanthropin
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Delhi
;
Delhi
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
While most people would not consider sponsoring an orphan's education to be in the same category as international humanitarian aid, both acts are linked by the desire to give. Many studies focus on the outcomes of humanitarian work, but the impulses that inspire people to engage in the first place receive less attention. Disquieting Gifts takes a close look at people working on humanitarian projects in New Delhi to explore why they engage in philanthropic work, what humanitarianism looks like to them, and the ethical and political tangles they encounter.Motivated by debates...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Online-Ausg.:
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