Global humanitarianism
Subtitle: NGOs and the crafting of community
By: D. Robert DeChaine.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Non-governmental organizations.; Politics and culture.; Culture and globalization.; Humanitarianism.
Description: "In Global Humanitarianism: NGOs and the Crafting of Community, author D. Robert DeChaine explores a narrative common to the nongovernmental organization community about the promise and confusion of living together in postmodern times. Palpable in their affective admixture of idealism, fear, hope, anger, and uncertainty, the protagonists of the story are humanitarian social actors, engaged in a vivid social drama. Their audience, as made apparent by DeChaine's at scholarship, is intimately engaged in the drama as well."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The crisis of community in a globalized world; title: The crafting of a new global community; title: Framing humanitarian action : Médecins sans frontières/Doctors Without Borders; title: Mobilizing global rhetorical culture : the international campaign to ban landmines; title: Conclusion: Taking community seriously.