TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ferris, Elizabeth G.
TI  - The politics of protection: the limits of humanitarian action 
SN  - 9780815721376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - JZ6369 .F44 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Humanitarian intervention
KW  - Humanitarian assistance
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Humanitarian principles and international law -- Human rights and protection -- Protection and humanitarian assistance : communities and governments -- The UN and NGOs in humanitarian operations -- Global governance -- Humanitarian dilemmas -- Natural disasters and protection -- Paying for protection : humanitarian financing -- Future challenges for humanitarian actors -- Concluding observations and recommendations
N2  - "Examines the evolution of the international community`s understanding and commitment to the concept of `humanitarian protection,` focusing on the inconsistencies inherent in responses from Rwanda to Katrina in order to demonstrate the challenges and limitations of protecting future vulnerable populations from war and natural disasters"--Provided by publisher
ER  -