Maxwell, Daniel G., <br/><br/>
Understanding the humanitarian world / 
Daniel Maxwell and Kirsten Heidi Gelsdorf. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Routledge global institutions series .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Conflict and disaster have been part of human history for as long as it has been recorded. Over time, more mechanisms for responding to crises have developed and become more systematized. Today a large and complex 'global humanitarian response system' made up of a multitude of local, national and international actors carries out a wide variety of responses. Understanding this intricate system, and the forces that shape it, are the core focus of this book. Daniel G Maxwell and Kirsten Gelsdorf highlight the origins, growth, and specific challenges to, humanitarian action and examine why the contemporary system functions as it does. They outline the main actors, explore how they are organised and look at the ways they plan and carry out their operations. Interrogating major contemporary debates and controversies in the humanitarian system, and the reasons why actions undertaken in its name remain the subject of so much controversy, they provide an important overview of the contemporary humanitarian system and the ways it may develop in the future. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the way humanitarian action operates in the 21st century. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in international human rights law, disaster management and international relations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780429279188 0429279183 9781000014136 1000014134 9781000007619 1000007618 9781000000771 100000077X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Humanitarian intervention--History.<br/>Humanitarian assistance--History.<br/>Humanitarianism--History.<br/>World politics--20th century.<br/>World politics--21st century.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JZ6369  / .M376 2019eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.1/17