The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarEarthscan, 2013 - 241 páginas Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades, helping us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today. Famine and war evoke strong emotional reactions, and for most people there is a limited amount they can do. But the relief worker has to convert emotional responses into practical action and difficult choices - whom to help and how. Their own feelings have to motivate action for others. But can they separate out their own selfish feelings and prejudices in such an emotive climat. |
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... problem of selfishness still creeps in , perhaps in more subtle ways . Altruism is a difficult feeling to main- tain and a shaky concept in a postmodern world , without given beliefs and morality . In any case , our natural tendency is ...
... problem of selfishness still creeps in , perhaps in more subtle ways . Altruism is a difficult feeling to main- tain and a shaky concept in a postmodern world , without given beliefs and morality . In any case , our natural tendency is ...
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... problem in the past may have been the idiosyncrasy of aid agencies and their personnel . But what happens when the ini- tiative switches to government ? And what , finally , are the challenges facing humanitarianism today ? The book ...
... problem in the past may have been the idiosyncrasy of aid agencies and their personnel . But what happens when the ini- tiative switches to government ? And what , finally , are the challenges facing humanitarianism today ? The book ...
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... problem . Through a series of Geneva conventions and other agreements , the practice of war has just kept ahead of public acceptability . The process was based on making a distinction between combat- ants and non - combatants and on ...
... problem . Through a series of Geneva conventions and other agreements , the practice of war has just kept ahead of public acceptability . The process was based on making a distinction between combat- ants and non - combatants and on ...
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... problem is not really the lack of reflection by aid workers , but the lack of genuine interest by the public . It is too convenient to just ' trust ' the aid agency . But in cases where thousands of people are dying , is that really ...
... problem is not really the lack of reflection by aid workers , but the lack of genuine interest by the public . It is too convenient to just ' trust ' the aid agency . But in cases where thousands of people are dying , is that really ...
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... problems . It is strange how big issues such the relationship of Belshazzar and God can be altered by a man with a pair of scissors . And for me the change was brought about by a sense of boredom and a bit of paper . * * * My life ...
... problems . It is strange how big issues such the relationship of Belshazzar and God can be altered by a man with a pair of scissors . And for me the change was brought about by a sense of boredom and a bit of paper . * * * My life ...
Conteúdo
Kosovo The Loss of Impartiality | 19 |
Ethiopia A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? | 45 |
Sudan Impartiality and Selfrespect | 71 |
Mozambique Vulnerability and Power | 95 |
Afghanistan Pride and Principle | 117 |
Somalia Emotion and Order | 139 |
Azerbaijan and Bosnia Responsibility and Rights | 161 |
The Rwanda Genocide Mans Inhumanity | 185 |
The Selfish Altruist | 203 |
Notes on the Sources | 215 |
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The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War Tony Vaux,Anthony Vaux Visualização parcial - 2001 |
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