History and Hope: The International Humanitarian Reader

Authors

Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., Fordham University

Document Type

Book

Keywords

humanitarian assistance, International Humanitarian Affairs, disaster relief

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Infectious Disease | Medical Education | Medicine and Health | Other Medicine and Health Sciences | Service Learning

Abstract

History and Hope: The International Humanitarian Reader provides a better understanding—both within and outside academia—of the multifaceted demands posed by humanitarian assistance programs. The Reader is a compilation of the most important chapters in the twelve-volume International Humanitarian Affairs book series published by Fordham University Press. Each selected chapter has been edited and updated. In addition, the series editor, Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., has written, among other chapters, an introductory essay explaining the academic evolution of the discipline of humanitarian assistance. It focuses on the “Fordham Experience”: its Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) has developed practical programs for training fieldworkers, especially those dealing with complex emergencies following conflicts and man-made or natural disasters.

Article Number

1007

Publication Date

Spring 5-1-2013

Recommended Citation

Cahill, M.D., Kevin M., "History and Hope: The International Humanitarian Reader" (2013). Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. 8.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/human_affairs/8

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