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From Rwanda to Bosnia-Herzegovina to Kosovo and beyond, devastating human tragedies have torn apart communities—and too often, the international response has been ineffective. Here now is a wealth of pragmatic information on how the international community can help these regions rebuild their communities.
Price: $140.00
Pages: 280
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Publication Date:
27 April 1999
ISBN: 9780231112789
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
A valuable and essential book to read for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who work in the field of complex human emergencies.
— Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
Maynard's study takes a critical look at international relief efforts in communities ruptured by violent internal conflict—what relief workers call 'complex emergencies.'
— Journal of Social Work Education
Maynard, perhaps uniquely qualified by virtue of more than 20 years'experience working on the ground in areas such as Rwanda, Tajikstan, Somalia, Zaire, and others, offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look at the context and scope of these types of conflicts.
— J. L. Twigg
— Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
Maynard's study takes a critical look at international relief efforts in communities ruptured by violent internal conflict—what relief workers call 'complex emergencies.'
— Journal of Social Work Education
Maynard, perhaps uniquely qualified by virtue of more than 20 years'experience working on the ground in areas such as Rwanda, Tajikstan, Somalia, Zaire, and others, offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look at the context and scope of these types of conflicts.
— J. L. Twigg
Kimberly A. Maynard has worked as an on-site consultant in many disaster-torn nations. Since 1998, she has been closely involved in the Kosovo crisis.