THE THIN BLUE LINE by Conor Foley ( 9781844676286 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE THIN BLUE LINE
HOW HUMANITARIANISM WENT TO WAR

By:

Conor Foley

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Paperback

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1844676285

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Publisher:

VERSO BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 June, 2010

Pages:

272

Description:

Explores the humanitarianism's emergence as a multibillion-dollar industry that has played a role in defining international crises, and shaping the foreign policy of Western governments and the United Nations. This title shows how the influence of international law has been used to override the sovereignty of the poorest countries in the world.

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This is an acclaimed exploration of humanitarianism's emergence as a multibillion-dollar industry that has played a leading role in defining international crises, and shaping the foreign policy of Western governments and the United Nations. Drawing on his own experience as an aid worker in over a dozen conflict and post-conflict zones, Conor Foley shows how the growing influence of international law has been used to override the sovereignty of the poorest countries in the world.

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