Humanitarianism in the modern world : the moral economy of famine relief /

"The book takes a fresh look at humanitarian action through the concept of moral economy. It suggests a revised periodisation of humanitarianism by analogy to politico-economic regimes, rather than geopolitical sequencing: moving from ad hoc humanitarianism (c. 1800-1900); to organised humanita...

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Main Authors: Götz, Norbert, 1965- (Author), Brewis, Georgina (Author), Werther, Steffen, 1976- (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Famine relief in perspective. 1.1. Social origins of famine ; 1.2. The moral economy of aid -- 2. Case studies. 2.1. Three ages of humanitarianism ; 2.2. The great Irish famine and ad hoc humanitarianism ; 2.3. The Russian famine of 1921-3 and organised humanitarianism ; 2.4. Famine in Ethiopia 1984-6 and expressive humanitarianism -- 3. Appeals. 3.1. The humanitarian appeal ; 3.2. Empire, faith, and kinship : Ireland ; 3.3. Altruism, self-interest, and solidarity : Soviet Russia ; 3.4. Television, shame, and global humanity : ethiopia ; 3.5. Arousing compassion : a long view on calls for famine relief -- 4. Allocation. 4.1. Allocating gifts ; 4.2. Fostering local efforts : Ireland ; 4.3. Live and let die : Soviet Russia ; 4.4. Relief, rehabilitation, and resettlement : Ethiopia ; 4.5. Targeting aid : realities on the ground across two centuries -- 5. Accounting. 5.1. Humanitarian accountability ; 5.2. Figures, narratives, and omissions : Ireland ; 5.3. The power of numbers : Soviet Russia ; 5.4. More than 'dollars' and 'per cent' : Ethiopia ; 5.5. Keeping the record : a bicentennial perspective -- Conclusion : the moral economy of humanitarianism. 
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