Humanitarianism in the Modern World the moral economy of famine relief
"The book takes a fresh look at humanitarian action through the concept of moral economy. It suggests a revised periodisation of humanitarianism by analogy to politico-economic regimes, rather than geopolitical sequencing: moving from ad hoc humanitarianism (c. 1800-1900); to organised humanita...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press
2020.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction 1. Famine relief in perspective. 1.1. Social origins of famine ; 1.2. The moral economy of aid 2. Case studies. 2.1. Three ages of humanitarianism ; 2.2. The great Irish famine and ad hoc humanitarianism ; 2.3. The Russian famine of 1921-3 and organised humanitarianism ; 2.4. Famine in Ethiopia 1984-6 and expressive humanitarianism 3. Appeals. 3.1. The humanitarian appeal ; 3.2. Empire, faith, and kinship : Ireland ; 3.3. Altruism, self-interest, and solidarity : Soviet Russia ; 3.4. Television, shame, and global humanity : ethiopia ; 3.5. Arousing compassion : a long view on calls for famine relief 4. Allocation. 4.1. Allocating gifts ; 4.2. Fostering local efforts : Ireland ; 4.3. Live and let die : Soviet Russia ; 4.4. Relief, rehabilitation, and resettlement : Ethiopia ; 4.5. Targeting aid : realities on the ground across two centuries 5. Accounting. 5.1. Humanitarian accountability ; 5.2. Figures, narratives, and omissions : Ireland ; 5.3. The power of numbers : Soviet Russia ; 5.4. More than 'dollars' and 'per cent' : Ethiopia ; 5.5. Keeping the record : a bicentennial perspective Conclusion : the moral economy of humanitarianism.
