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100 1 _aPolman, Linda.
240 1 0 _lEnglish
245 1 4 _aWar games
_bthe story of aid and war in modern times
_cLinda Polman, translated by Liz Waters
250 _a1st U.S. ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2010.
300 _a218 p. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _a"First English edition published in the United Kingdom in 2010 under the title War games by Viking, London"--T.p. verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and index.
505 0 _aGoma: a "total ethical disaster" -- Contract fever -- MONGOs -- Donor darlings -- Aid as a weapon of war -- Refugee warriors -- The hunger weapon -- When recipients call the shots -- Afghaniscam -- The logic of the humanitarian era -- Afterword: Ask them questions.
520 _aLinda Polman takes us to war zones around the globe to show the often compromised results of aid workers' best intentions. It is time, Polman argues, to impose ethical boundaries, to question whether doing something is always better than doing nothing, and to hold humanitarians responsible for the consequences of their deeds. --from publisher description
546 _aTranslation of: De crisiskaravaan.
650 0 _aDisaster relief.
650 0 _aHumanitarian assistance.
700 1 _aWaters, Liz.
700 1 _aPolman, Linda.
_tWar games.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2010004825-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2010004825-d.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2010004825-s.html
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