Medical Humanitarianism
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Medical Humanitarianism by Sharon Abramowitz
Medical Humanitarianism provides comparative ethnographies of the moral, practical, and policy implications of modern medical humanitarian practice. It offers twelve vivid case studies that challenge readers to reach a more critical and compassionate understanding of humanitarian assistance.
"This volume brings the intersections between humanitarian and global health interventions into reliefIt offers detail, nuance, and complexity to debates that are out there, probing difficult situations and asking tough questions." * Miriam Ticktin, Professor of Anthropology, The New School for Social Research *
"In light of the recent Ebola crisis, this book becomes even more prescient of the lessons that can be learnt by examining well-grounded ethnographies in comparative perspective for a more critical and compassionate understanding of humanitarian assistance." * Peter Piot, from the Foreword. *
"What happens when humanitarian intentions collide with the realities of humanitarian action? The editors present twelve engaging and provocative ethnographies of humanitarian practice, that invite immersion, deep reflection, and call for constructive dialogue between scholarship and humanitarian practice" * Unni Karunakara, International President (2010-2013), Médecins Sans Frontières *
"In light of the recent Ebola crisis, this book becomes even more prescient of the lessons that can be learnt by examining well-grounded ethnographies in comparative perspective for a more critical and compassionate understanding of humanitarian assistance." * Peter Piot, from the Foreword. *
"What happens when humanitarian intentions collide with the realities of humanitarian action? The editors present twelve engaging and provocative ethnographies of humanitarian practice, that invite immersion, deep reflection, and call for constructive dialogue between scholarship and humanitarian practice" * Unni Karunakara, International President (2010-2013), Médecins Sans Frontières *
Sharon Abramowitz is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Africa Studies at the University of Florida and author of Searching for Normal in the Wake of the Liberian War, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Catherine Panter-Brick is Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs at Yale University, and Director of the MacMillan Program on Conflict, Resilience, and Health. She has coedited six books, most recently Pathways to Peace.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812247329 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812247329 |
| Title | Medical Humanitarianism |
| Author | Sharon Abramowitz |
| Series | Pennsylvania Studies In Human Rights |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Year published | 2015-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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