Medical humanitarianism: ethnographies of practice

by Abramowitz, Sharon Alane Panter-Brick, Catherine Piot, Peter

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Title Statements

Full title :Medical humanitarianism : ethnographies of practice / edited by Sharon Abramowitz and Catherine Panter-Brick ; foreword by Peter Piot.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Pennsylvania Press
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015.

The Physical Object

Description:1 v. (X-274 p.) : : couv. illustrations en coul. ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780812247329, 0812247329
oclc:ocn948150722
LC Classification:RA390.A2
Dewey Decimal:362.17

Bringing life into relief : comparative ethnographies of humanitarian practice / Sharon Abramowitz and Catherine Panter-Brick -- Dignity under extreme duress : the moral and emotional landscape of local humanitarian workers in the Afghan-Pakistan border areas / Patricia Omidian and Catherine Panter-Brick -- Compassion and care at the limits of privilege : Haitian doctors amid the influx of foreign humanitarian volunteers / Laura Wagner -- Trust and caregiving during a UNICEF-funded relief operation in the Somali region of Ethiopia / Lauren Carruth -- Evidence and narratives : recounting ongoing violence in Darfur, Sudan / Alex de Waal -- Life beyond the bubbles : cognitive dissonance and humanitarian impunity in Northern Uganda / Tim Allen -- Staging a "medical coup"? : Médecins Sans Frontières and the 2005 food crisis in Niger / Jean-Hervé Jézéquel -- What happens when MSF leaves? : humanitarian departure and medical sovereignty in postconflict Liberia / Sharon Abramowitz -- Humanitarianism and "mobile sovereignty" in strong state settings : reflections on medical humanitarianism in Aceh, Indonesia / Byron J. Good, Jesse Hession Grayman, and Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good -- The British…

Subjects

Aide humanitaire -- Études de cas Aide médicale -- Études de cas Aide sanitaire -- Études de cas Anthropologie médicale Anthropologie médicale -- Études de cas Anthropology, Medical Case studies Disaster medicine Disaster medicine -- Case studies Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian assistance -- Case studies Médecine de catastrophes -- Études de c… Medical anthropology Medical anthropology -- Case studies Medical Assistance Medical assistance -- Case studies Secours international -- Études de cas