In the shadow of 'just wars'
Subtitle: violence, politics, and humanitarian action
By: Médecins sans frontières ; edited by Fabrice Weissman ; translations from the French by Vincent Homolka, Roger Leverdier, and Fiona Terry ; English text edited by Fiona Terry.
Contributors: Weissman, Fabrice, 1969-; Médecins sans frontières (Association)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780801442810; 9780801489112
Subjects: Humanitarian assistance -- Case studies; War victims -- Services for -- Case studies; Just war doctrine -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: AS Social Issues Resource Center Collection.; Associated Students Collections.
Work titles: A l'ombre des guerres justes. English.
Description: Essays written by scholars, journalists and humanitarian relief workers look at humanitarian crises of the past five years for their successes and failures, and suggest that humanitarian action has often failed to live up to its ideals. These essays expose the shortcomings of the various humanitarian organizations, particularly the U.N., and illuminate the complex moral and political debate that surrounds even the most basic relief operations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Property of Associated Students. This item may be checked out from the AS Social Issues Resource Center, VU 512.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The sacrificial international order and humanitarian action / Jean-Hervé Bradol; title: East Timor : better late than never / Gil Gonzalez-Foerster; title: Sierra Leone : peace at any price / Fabrice Weissman; title: Afghanistan : from 'militant monks' to crusaders / François Calas & Pierre Salignon; title: North Korea : feeding totalitarianism / Fiona Terry; title: Angola : woe to the vanquished / Christine Messiant; title: Sudan : who benefits from humanitarian aid? / Marc Lavergne & Fabrice Weissman; title: Liberia : orchestrated chaos / Jean-Hervé Jézéquel; title: Chechnya : eradication of the enemy within / Thorniké Gordadzé; title: Democratic Republic of Congo : victims of no importance / Marc Le Pape; title: Colombia : violence versus politics / Michel Agier; title: Algeria : the utility of terrorism / Chawki Amari; title: Iraq : in search of a 'humanitarian crisis' / Rony Brauman & Pierre Salignon; title: Kosovo : the end of an era? / David Rieff; title: Humanitarian spaces : spaces of exception / Michel Agier & Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier; title: Justice and humanitarian action : a conflict of interest / Eric Dachy; title: The modern missionaries of Islam / Abdel-Rahman Ghandour; title: Of medicines and men / Annick Hamel.