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Author: Kevin M. Cahill
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Imprint: Fordham University Press
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9780823222889
ISBN 10: 0823222888
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 01 September 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Reviews
""...it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies."" -Journal of Humanitarian Assistance ""Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all feeding the need to understand the complexities of these issues in a rapidly changing world."" -- -Lesley Morrison The Lancet
<br>...it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies.<p><br>Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all feeding the need to understand the complexities of these issues in a rapidly changing world.Lesley Morrison<p><br>
.,. it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies.
Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all feeding the need to understand the complexities of these issues in a rapidly changing world. -Lesley Morrison, The Lancet ...it is both insturctive and refreshing to find a volume in which academic analysis and less formal, though no less compelling reflection bring to light the human difficulties involved in responding to human tragedies. Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action is a satisfying collection of rich and varied perspectives, some new, some difficult to digest, and all feeding the need to understand the complexities of these issues in a rapidly changing world.Lesley Morrison
Author Information
Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., (1936-2022) was University Professor and Director at the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the President of the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation in New York City. He was also a Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine and Molecular Parasitology at New York University and Director of the Tropical Disease Center at Lenox Hill Hospital. He served as the Chief Advisor on Humanitarian and Public Health Issues for three Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly and for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. His career in tropical medicine and humanitarian operations began in Calcutta in 1959; he carried out medical, relief, and epidemiological research in 70 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He wrote or edited 33 books, translated into many languages, and more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals on subjects ranging from public health and tropical diseases to humanitarian assistance, foreign affairs, Irish literature, and history. He held numerous Honorary Doctorates from universities around the world.
