MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010053914
003 DLC
005 20110708083238.0
008 110110s2011 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010053914
020 $a9780815721376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0815721374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn696099427
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aJZ6369$b.F44 2011
082 00 $a341.5/84$222
100 1 $aFerris, Elizabeth G.
245 14 $aThe politics of protection :$bthe limits of humanitarian action /$cElizabeth G. Ferris.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2011.
300 $axvii, 359 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aHumanitarian principles and international law -- Human rights and protection -- Protection and humanitarian assistance : communities and governments -- The UN and NGOs in humanitarian operations -- Global governance -- Humanitarian dilemmas -- Natural disasters and protection -- Paying for protection : humanitarian financing -- Future challenges for humanitarian actors -- Concluding observations and recommendations.
520 $a"Examines the evolution of the international community's understanding and commitment to the concept of 'humanitarian protection,' focusing on the inconsistencies inherent in responses from Rwanda to Katrina in order to demonstrate the challenges and limitations of protecting future vulnerable populations from war and natural disasters"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aHumanitarian intervention.
650 0 $aHumanitarian assistance.