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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2008
THE THIN BLUE LINE: HOW HUMANITARIANISM WENT TO WAR
by Conor Foley
"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: Oct. 1, 2008
Kirkus Star AN IMPERFECT OFFERING: HUMANITARIAN ACTION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
by James Orbinski
"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: Aug. 20, 2008
FREEDOM’S BATTLE: THE ORIGINS OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
by Gary J. Bass
"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 >