Empire of humanity
Subtitle: a history of humanitarianism
By: Michael Barnett
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780801447136
Subjects: Humanitarian assistance; Humanitarian intervention; History; Humanitarianism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-285) and index.
Table of contents: title: Co-dependence : humanitarianism and the world --; title: The humanitarian big bang --; title: Saving slaves, sinners, savages, and societies --; title: Saving soldiers and civilians during war --; title: The new international --; title: Neo-humanitarianism --; title: Humanitarianism during wartime --; title: It's a humanitarian's world --; title: Armed for humanity --; title: Politics and anti-politics, or, the new paternalism.