Blinded by humanity : inside the UN's humanitarian operations /: inside the UN's humanitarian operations. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jesus Martin-Barbero ; foreword by Mark Malloch-Brown.
• Authors: Barber, Martin
• Contents: Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Lord Malloch-Brown; Preface; Introduction; 1 Starting out -- In Laos; 2 Across the Mekong -- With Indo-Chinese refugees in Thailand; 3 Refugees, asylum-seekers and the internally displaced -- The view from Europe in the 1980s; 4 Afghanistan -- The missed opportunities; 5 Crisis in Europe's backyard -- Coordinating international efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 6 A Secretary-General from the United Nations -- Kofi Annan's impact on how the UN deals with crises 7 Landmines -- The hidden mutilators8 Aid from Arabia -- Lessons for the West?; 9 Pulling it all together -- Coordination of humanitarian response; 10 Blinded by humanity?; Appendix -- 'How can I get a job with the United Nations?'; Suggested further reading; Acronyms; Glossary; Plates
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages f plates), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 341.584; Humanitarian intervention; Sovereignty; Human rights -- International cooperation; LAW / International; Human rights -- International cooperation; Humanitarian intervention; Peacekeeping forces; Sovereignty; Humanitarian intervention; Sovereignty; United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces; United Nations. -- Security council; Electronic books; Electronic books; Peacekeeping forces
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857738066; 0857738062
• Related ISBNs: 9781784530679; 1784530670
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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