Walker, Peter,  1955- <br/><br/>
Shaping the humanitarian world / 
Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :  Routledge,  c2009 
 - xx, 177 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
 - Global institutions series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]) and index 
<br/><br/>Origins of the international humanitarian system -- Mercy and manipulation in the Cold War -- The globalization of humanitarianism: from the end of the Cold War to the global war on terror -- States as responders and donors -- International organizations -- NGOs and private action -- A brave new world, a better future? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415773706  RM399.35 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Humanitarian intervention<br/>Humanitarian assistance