Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of PracticeUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 15.10.2015 - 274 Seiten Medical humanitarianism—medical and other health-related initiatives undertaken in conditions born of conflict, neglect, or disaster —has a prominent and growing presence in international development, global health, and human security interventions. Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice features twelve essays that fold back the curtains on the individual experiences, institutional practices, and cultural forces that shape humanitarian practice. |
Inhalt
THE ARCHITECTURE OF HUMANITARIAN KNOWLEDGE | 11 |
The Moral and Emotional | 23 |
Haitian Doctors | 41 |
Trust and Caregiving During a UNICEFFunded Relief Operation | 58 |
Recounting Lethal Violence | 77 |
Cognitive Dissonance and Humanitarian | 96 |
Staging a Medical Coup? Médecins Sans Frontieres and | 119 |
What Happens When MSF Leaves? Humanitarian Departure | 137 |
Humanitarianism and Mobile Sovereignty in Strong State | 155 |
The British Military Medical Services and Contested | 176 |
Anthropology and Medical Humanitarianism in the | 193 |
Working the Margins of | 226 |
Conclusion A Measured Good | 242 |
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Medical Humanitarianism: Ethnographies of Practice Sharon Abramowitz,Ichiro Kawaki Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2015 |