Japan's changing role in humanitarian crises
Extensive news coverage of humanitarian crises, especially on television, has led to a strong public awareness of the importance of humanitarian activities. This innovative book examines the evolution of Japan's response to humanitarian crises, placing it in the context of global debates on humanitarianism. Tracing developments from the Meiji period through to the present day, the book explores the broader cultural and historical framework within which Japanese humanitarian ideas and attitudes …
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- Full title :Japan's changing role in humanitarian crises / by Yukiko Nishikawa.
Summary
Extensive news coverage of humanitarian crises, especially on television, has led to a strong public awareness of the importance of humanitarian activities. This innovative book examines the evolution of Japan's response to humanitarian crises, placing it in the context of global debates on humanitarianism. Tracing developments from the Meiji period through to the present day, the book explores the broader cultural and historical framework within which Japanese humanitarian ideas and attitudes to human rights have developed. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach the book analyzes Japa.
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- Publication Date:2005.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon [England]
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0203029321, 9780203029329, 9781134224746, 1134224745, 9781134224692, 1134224699, 9781134224739, 1134224737, 9780415649407, 0415649404
- oclc:ocm62330484
- LC Classification:HV555.J3
- Dewey Decimal:361.6/0952
Table of Contents
1. Discourse of humanitarianism in major political theories -- 2. Genesis of Japanese humanitarianism : ethics in Japanese society -- 3. Japanese humanitarian assistance since the end of the Second World War -- 4. Japanese humanitarian ideas and practice : a study through the East Timor case -- 5. The political dimension of Japanese humanitarianism.
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