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Summary:

"Ambitious humanitarian military, economic and social interventions, undertaken by Western actors acting in defence of liberal values, have today become indelible features of Africa's engagement with the world. Yet the continent's long, complex historical relationship with Western humanitarian intervention, dating back to the origins of imperial engagement with the continent, is often overlooked in the study of contemporary African security and development issues. This volume responds to a need for greater historical grounding in the study of humanitarian intervention, by bringing together a wide and interdisciplinary range of contributors who explore the history, theory, and practice of humanitarian intervention in Africa. In doing so, it traces continuities in the discourse and practice of the concept as it evolved from the colonial past to the present, and argues that the West's colonial relationship with Africa is crucial for better understanding humanitarian intervention and how the legacies of colonialism continue to impact emerging international policy."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Enduring Humanitarianisms in Africa / Bronwen Everill and Josiah Kaplan
• Freetown, Frere Town, and the Kat River Settlement: Nineteenth Century Humanitarian Intervention and Precursors to Modern Refugee Camps / Bronwen Everill
• Public Health or Public Good? Humanitarian Agendas and the Treatment of Leprosy in Uganda / Kathleen Vongsathorn
• Contraband Charity: German Humanitarianism in Contemporary Kenya / Nina Berman
• 'Reading' British Armed Humanitarian Intervention in Sierra Leone, 2000-2002 / Josiah Kaplan
• Humanitarian Intervention in the Horn of Africa / Christopher Clapham
• The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Land of Humanitarian Interventions / Claude Kabemba
• Humanitarian Aspects of Interventions by the United Nations in Southern Africa / Christopher Saunders
• The Nigerian Civil War and 'Humanitarian Intervention' / Michael Aaronson
• Building State Effectiveness: Evolving Donor Approaches to Good Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa / Claire Leigh
• Beyond Humanitarian Imperialism: The dubious origins of 'Humanitarian Intervention' and some rules for its future / Richard Drayton
• Conclusion / Bronwen Everill and Josiah Kaplan.

Contributors:

Everill, Bronwen, 1983-

Kaplan, Josiah David, 1983-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Humanitarian intervention — Africa — History

Human security — Africa — History

Human rights — Africa — History

Humanitarian assistance — Africa — History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

JZ6369 .H57 2013eb

ISBNs:

9781137270023 (electronic bk.)
1137270020 (electronic bk.)
9781137270016 [Invalid]
1137270012 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40022545351

OCLC Numbers:

854566984

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1330916 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp10923464