The Humanitarian Fable: Saviorism, Race, and Aid

By David Jefferess

This book examines how popular humanitarian communication constructs global poverty as a moral narrative that reinforces unequal power dynamics between the Global North and Global South. It will interest Cultural Studies, International Development Studies, Education, Human Rights, and Communication Studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041154682
• ISBN13: 9781041154686
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"