In the Shadow of Just Wars: Violence, Politics and Humanitarian Action

by Médecins Sans Frontières

Book Overview

During the planning stages of military intervention in Iraq, humanitarian organizations were offered U.S. government funds to join the Coalition and operate under the umbrella of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Nongovernmental organizations had previously been asked to join in "just wars" in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan, wars initiated by Western powers against oppressive regimes or armed groups. Many aid organizations cooperated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801489113
• ISBN13: 9780801489112
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher