Forces of Compassion: Humanitarianism between Ethics and Politics (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)

An Introduction To The Anthropology Of Humanitarianism / Peter Redfield And Erica Bornstein -- Noli Me Tangere : The Moral Untouchability Of Humanitarianism / Didier Fassin -- The Impossible Problem Of Neutrality / Peter Redfield -- The Anthropologist And His Poor / Harri Englund -- Islamic Humanitarianism In Adversarial Context / Jonathan Benthall -- The Value Of Orphans / Erica Bornstein -- Screams, Cries, And Whispers : Traveling Heroin Therapeutics And Humanitarian Aid In Post-socialist China / Sandra Teresa Hyde -- From Redundancy To Recognition : Transnational Humanitarianism And The Production Of Nonmoderns / Miriam Ticktin -- The Humanitarian Circuit : Relief Work, Development Assistance, And Care In Gaza, 1955-67 / Ilana Feldman -- Humanitarianism And Its Discontents / Mariella Pandolfi -- Afterword : Humanitarianism And The Scale Of Disaster. Edited By Erica Bornstein And Peter Redfield. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Suffering and charity have a long history. Both human sorrows and attempted remedies were familiar features of life in earlier eras and religious traditions, however, during the final decades of the twentieth century, natural disasters and civilian casualties of war transformed into "humanitarian crises." In these recurring dramas presented by international media, an extensive network of interstate entities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supplies assistance to victims. The contemporary aid world is a mosaic of aid sectors, each skewed slightly toward a particular aspect of need and action. The development sector focuses on alleviating poverty, while the human rights sector aims to rectify identifiable wrongs. Humanitarianism directly addresses physical and psychological suffering. The contributors to Forces of Compassion examine this sector through the lens of anthropology, looking at dominant practices, tensions, and beliefs. project_muse_82396-2987585 project_muse_82396-2987587 project_muse_82396-2987584 project_muse_82396-2987586 project_muse_82396-2987583 project_muse_82396-2987582 project_muse_82396-2987580 project_muse_82396-2987578 project_muse_82396-2987579 project_muse_82396-2987576 project_muse_82396-2987575 project_muse_82396-2987571 project_muse_82396-2987573 project_muse_82396-2987570 project_muse_82396-2987591 project_muse_82396-2987590 project_muse_82396-2987589 project_muse_82396-2987588 project_muse_82396-2987592