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Humanitarianism and Suffering: The Mobilization of Empathy
Richard a Wilson
Humanitarianism and Suffering: The Mobilization of Empathy
Richard a Wilson
This book examines instances of humanitarian action and non-action, from the age of Napoleon to the era of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, and from the American anti-slavery movement to present-day Israeli human rights organizations. It examines how stories of suffering are framed and their impact on global politics.
330 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 17, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780521883856 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Law Studies |
Pages | 330 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 610 g |
Editor | Brown, Richard D. (Unversity of Connecticut) |
Editor | Wilson, Richard Ashby (University of Connecticut) |
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