The selfish altruist: relief work in famine and war
"In the Selfish Altruist, Tony Vaux brings over 20 years' experience as one of Oxfam's leading emergency programmes coordinators to a far-reaching and unflinching account of the conflicts between subjective impulses and objective judgement. Describing and analysing some of the most tr...
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| Summary: | "In the Selfish Altruist, Tony Vaux brings over 20 years' experience as one of Oxfam's leading emergency programmes coordinators to a far-reaching and unflinching account of the conflicts between subjective impulses and objective judgement. Describing and analysing some of the most traumatic crisis situations of the last two decades, he helps us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Physical Description: | X, 230 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 1853837768 |
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Foreword by Jean Dreze iv
Acknowledgements vii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
1 Kosovo: The Loss of Impartiality 17
2 Ethiopia: A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? 43
3 Sudan: Impartiality and Self respect 69
4 Mozambique: Vulnerability and Power 93
5 Afghanistan: Pride and Principle 115
6 Somalia: Emotion and Order 137
7 Azerbaijan and Bosnia: Responsibility and Rights 159
8 The Rwanda Genocide: Man s Inhumanity 183
9 The Selfish Altruist 201
Notes on the Sources 213
Index 224
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