Aid & relief programmes books

This volume explores whether the emerging norm of intervention has backfired by exacerbating violence in conflicts...  Read More >>

Exploring the linkages between war and emergency response, this book focuses on the impact of wars with non-state...  Read More >>

This book is the only one that will take you inside the psychological aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....  Read More >>

In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts...  Read More >>

Rescue offers stories about what happens when things go terribly wrong in some of the world's most perilous places:...  Read More >>

For those who dare, things often go wrong under the sea. Such tragedies, spurred by the booming interest in the...  Read More >>

Sutton, Ford Foundation Emeritus; Marvin G. Weinbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  Read More >>

Suitable for emergency managers and disaster response professionals as well as public safety officials and those...  Read More >>

Brings together academics, political analysts, and practitioners to reflect on the US experience with nation-building,...  Read More >>

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Over the next decade, African countries are expected to be the largest beneficiaries of increased donor aid, which...  Read More >>

Exploring the linkages between war and emergency response, this book focuses on the impact of wars with non-state...  Read More >>

Assesses the Government's response to the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean region in December 2004. This book...  Read More >>

Understanding of Operational Counter Terrorism is one serious effort to lay out a comprehensive strategy of how...  Read More >>

Kugiya's investigation into the deadliest American fishing accident in 50 years reveals a powerful story of adventure...  Read More >>

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During the height of the blizzard of 1978, a tanker foundered on the shoals off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast...  Read More >>

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Offering a critique of the Western development assistance paradigm, this book argues that the debate on development...  Read More >>

Presents the argument that development is a transformative process that cannot be imposed from the outside  Read More >>

"This is a startling and controversial investigation into the international assistance given to countries at war....  Read More >>

This is the first book to look at gender issues in disasters in the context of South Asia, where disasters have...  Read More >>

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