Always the first to respond to a crisis, whether war, famine, or natural disaster, Medecins Sans Frontieres and its sister organization, Medecins du Monde, combine rapid intervention with invaluable critical assessment, setting a precedent for effective humanitarian action that has yet to be surpassed. However, their techniques were not developed in a vacuum. A comparative history of humanitarianism, especially among groups operating within the United States, Great Britain, and Switzerland, reveals existing forms of action ...
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Always the first to respond to a crisis, whether war, famine, or natural disaster, Medecins Sans Frontieres and its sister organization, Medecins du Monde, combine rapid intervention with invaluable critical assessment, setting a precedent for effective humanitarian action that has yet to be surpassed. However, their techniques were not developed in a vacuum. A comparative history of humanitarianism, especially among groups operating within the United States, Great Britain, and Switzerland, reveals existing forms of action that Medecins Sans Frontieres, Medecins du Monde, and others have perfected over time and through rigorous trials. The contributors to this volume develop just such a history, focusing on the Red Cross's relief practices and their integration with Amnesty International's public opinion mobilization efforts, which today form the basis of the world's leading humanitarian programs. Contributors also compare competing French and "Anglo-Saxon" models of intervention and assess the future of humanitarianism in the twenty-first century.
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