History and Hope

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 ornatural disasters.Additional ISBNs: 0823251977, 0823251969, 9780823251971, 9780823251964History and Hope: The International Humanitarian Reader and published by Fordham University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for History and Hope are 9780823260768, 0823260763 and the print ISBNs are 9780823251964, 0823251969