Humanitarian Reason by Didier Fassin
In the face of the world's disorders, moral concerns have provided a powerful ground for developing international and local policies. This title draws on case materials from France, South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine to explore the meaning of humanitarianism in the contexts of immigration and asylum, disease and poverty, disaster and war.
"[A] brilliant compilation.. One of the most thought-provoking books this reviewer has read in many years." Choice "Meticulously researched, well balanced and absorbing... Interesting and thought provoking." European Review Of History/Revue Europeenne D'histoire "A very thought-provoking contribution to the literature. The analysis is precise and persuasive." -- Mark Welch Metapsychology Online Review "Humanitarian reason constitutes an outstanding study of contemporary Western moral and political economy." Social Anthropology
Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author of When Bodies Remember: Experiences of AIDS in South Africa (UC Press) and coauthor of The Empire of Trauma: An Inquiry into the Condition of Victimhood.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520271173 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520271173 |
| Title | Humanitarian Reason |
| Author | Didier Fassin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2011-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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