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Humanitarian Intervention 2nd Edition
Author(s): Thomas G. Weiss (Author), Gareth Evans (Foreword)
- Publisher: Polity Press
- Publication Date: 2 Mar. 2012
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0745659802
- ISBN-13: 9780745659800
Book Description
Fully revised and updated to include events in Libya, Afghanistan and the Ivory Coast, the second edition of this popular and well respected book introduces students to the theory, practice and current challenges of humanitarian intervention in the contemporary world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“In Humanitarian Intervention: Ideas in Action, Tom Weiss again demonstrates his unique talent for bringing conceptual clarity and rigorous analysis to pressing and messy real–world dilemmas. Protecting endangered people abroad raises thorny issues – politically, practically, and ethically. In this engaging book, Weiss offers a conceptual guide to understanding these dilemmas, and his application of these concepts to contemporary humanitarian emergencies will be useful to both scholars and practitioners alike. This is an essential book for anyone interested in humanitarian action.”
Martha Finnemore, George Washington University
Martha Finnemore, George Washington University
“Few observers have written more, or more persuasively, than Professor Weiss, and this is his best work to date. A sensible, thorough and realistic treatment.”
Fernando R. Tesóon, Florida State University College of Law
About the Author
Thomas G. Weiss is presidential professor of political science and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
