Between Bombs and Good Intentions

Between Bombs and Good IntentionsThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted again the precarious situation aid agencies find themselves in, caught as they are between the firing lines of the hostile parties, as they are trying to alleviate the plight of the civilian populations. This book offers an illuminating case study from a previous conflict, the Italo Ethiopian war of 1935 36, and of the humanitarian operation of the Red Cross during this period. Based on fresh material

urban sociology

he knocks on the door of the nearby mill to find old Cack getting ready for bed

the author of Amarna Sunset

and what actual work is done and how it affects people’s lives

The power of Shi'ism comes from the actions of the Imam

already on a knife-edge

A significant portion represents an analysis of the role of modern science and technology in the consolidation of the British empire in India

Sophie von LaRoche is credited with being the first German female novelist and author of the first German "woman's novel

depression groups

Integrates the historical

New Zealand and Dutch case studies

Across Africa