Maxwell, Daniel G.,

Understanding the humanitarian world / Daniel Maxwell and Kirsten Heidi Gelsdorf. - pages cm. - Routledge global institutions series .

Includes bibliographical references.

The origins of contemporary humanitarian action : from the early beginnings to World War II -- Humanitarian action in the Cold War and its aftermath -- Humanitarian action in the twenty-first century -- Contemporary humanitarian actors -- Contemporary humanitarian architecture and action -- Changes in policy and practice -- Unresolved (and unresolvable?) : understanding the humanitarian world in the twenty-first century.

9780367232931 (hbk) 9780367233013 (pbk)

2018052937


Humanitarian intervention--History.
Humanitarian assistance--History.
Humanitarianism--History.
World politics--20th century.
World politics--21st century.

JZ6369 / MAX 2019