Médecins Sans Frontières and Humanitarian Situations: An Anthropological Exploration

This book explores the interaction between anthropology and humanitarianism, focussed on the organisation M decins Sans Fronti res (MSF).

The emphasis of the collection is on practising anthropology within humanitarian situations, reflecting on how anthropology contributes to the development of operational response. Each chapter presents an experience of working within a particular MSF project and highlights the real issues that anthropologists of humanitarian practice confront.

The volume will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, development studies and global health, as well as to NGO staff and health professionals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367419998
• ISBN13: 9780367419998
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"