Humanitarianisme: Keywords
- ISBN-10
- 9004431144
- ISBN-13
- 9789004431140
- Category
- Social Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
Description
Humanitarianism: Keywords is a comprehensive dictionary designed as a compass for navigating the conceptual universe of humanitarianism. It is an intuitive toolkit to map contemporary humanitarianism and to explore its current and future articulations. The dictionary serves a broad readership of practitioners, students, and researchers by providing informed access to the extensive humanitarian vocabulary
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