Description
Book SynopsisThrough a combination of detailed case studies of humanitarian emergencies and thematic chapters which cover key concepts, actors and activities, this book explores the work of the largest international humanitarian agencies.
Trade ReviewThis would be an excellent textbook in an upper-division undergraduate or graduate course on current approaches to humanitarian responses. Researchers and practitioners can draw a great deal from the array of recent literature included in this book. Well organized and written, this book deserves a wide audience. * Choice *
Table of Contents1: Introduction: Humanitarian Emergencies Part one: Case studies Introduction to part one: A Brief History of Modern Humanitarian Action 2: The Nigerian Civil War, 1967-70 3: Drought and Famine in Ethiopia, 1983-85 4: The Bosnian War, 1992-95 5: Genocide in Rwanda and its Aftermath, 1994-96 6: Afghanistan, 2001-14 7: The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 8: Sri Lanka, 2008-09 9: Haiti Earthquake, 2010 10: Famine in Somalia, 2011-12 11: Ebola in West Africa, 2014-15 12: The 2015-16 European
