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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 20, 2008

"Historical precedents shed timely light on ways "to keep a bright line between empire and humanity.""
Cogent, reasoned analysis of 19th-century humanitarian intervention, especially as practiced in Victorian Britain. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2008

"An important, consciousness-raising work."
A doctor who has witnessed the worst forms of inhumanity in hot spots around the globe takes an unflinching look at the political and economic forces that provoke human suffering and offers a moving meditation on the nature of humanitarianism. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2008

"Filled with tough criticism of Western governments' interventionist foreign policies and challenging questions for supporters of humanitarian aid."
Aid worker Foley takes a critical look at the changing role of humanitarianism. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 14, 2010

"A slowly unfolding, moving journey of turning beliefs into actions."
A chronicle of the humanitarian efforts by a Ugandan native schooled in the West, addressing poverty and the ravages of AIDS in Africa. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 15, 2011

"For a civilian readership increasingly alienated from the culture of its military, Hodge provides an important guide to what the reformers have wrought."
A journalist specializing in military matters reports on the war on terror's transformation into "a campaign of armed social work." Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 15, 2011

"An intimate, welcome first-person account of a portion of South African history that remains foggy to many American readers."
Anti-apartheid political prisoner Kathrada examines his actions and the aftermath that resulted in 30 years of imprisonment. Read full book review >