Between Bombs and Good Intentions : : The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Italo-Ethiopian war, 1935-1936 / / Rainer Baudendistel.
The 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 fr...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Human Rights in Context ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Map
- Introduction
- 1. Switzerland, the ICRC and the Red Cross Movement at the Time of the Italo-Ethiopian War
- 2. An African Solferino: the Emergency Medical Relief Operation in Ethiopia
- 3. Red Cross Work Challenged: the Respect of the Emblem
- 4. The Heart of the Matter: Ensuring the Protection of the Emblem
- 5. Prisoners of War: Propaganda Prevails over Reality
- 6. ‘Rain that Kills’: the ICRC and Fascist Italy’s Chemical Warfare
- Summary and Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index