| The Humanitarians Contributor(s): Forsythe, David P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521848288 ISBN-13: 9780521848282 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) coordinates the world's largest private relief system for conflict situations. Yet despite its very important role, operations remain mysterious and secretive. This book examines the ICRC from mid-nineteenth century origins to the present. Taking international humanitarian law into consideration, David Forsythe focuses on the policy making and field work of the ICRC. He explores how it exercises its independence impartially to protect prisoners in Iraq, displaced and starving civilians in Somalia, and families separated by conflict in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | International Relations - General - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity |
| Dewey: 361.77 |
| LCCN: 2005045782 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.28" W x 9.26" (1.57 lbs) 374 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Forsythe, David P.: - David P. Forsythe is Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor, and University Professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has published extensively on different aspects of International Relations including Human Rights in International Relations (Cambridge, 2000), which has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, and Bulgarian, and most recently, Human Rights and Diversity: Area Studies Revisited (edited with Patrice McMahon, 2004). He is also the general editor of the new edition of The Encyclopedia of Human Rights. |