عنوان

Humanitarian aid in post-Soviet countries :

(Number (ISBN

0203937309

(Number (ISBN

0415448840

(Number (ISBN

9780203937303

(Number (ISBN

9780415448840

Number

b716260

Title Proper

Humanitarian aid in post-Soviet countries :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

an anthropological perspective /

First Statement of Responsibility

Laëtitia Atlani-Duault ; translated by Andrew Wilson.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 146 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Central Asian studies series ;

Volume Designation

10

Text of Note

"This book is not just a translation but a considerable re-working and updating of a book published in French in 2005"--Page [xi].

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-143) and index.

Text of Note

"An anthropologist among aid workers. Her objective: to study that exotic tribe, humanitarian and development workers, along with their state and non-state partners, as they "export democracy" to post-soviet countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Her method: to join the tribe for ten years. From New York to Alma-Ata, by way of Geneva and Baku, Laetitia Atlani-Duault provides both an understanding of the individuals working in the field and a critical analysis of the sweeping political implications of NGO activities. A focus on supposedly "de-politicized" policy areas (notably the prevention of HIV/AIDS epidemic) provides wider insights into the objectives and practices of international aid workers in countries beset by rising poverty, drug trafficking, prostitution, and decaying education and health services. The author also provides a rich canvas of human stories, from the "workshops" in which diametrically opposed political approaches often clash to the occasional small triumphs in which effective public health interventions are worked out. This timely book will be of great interest not only to scholars of post-soviet countries, but also to those interested in humanitarian and development aid worldwide. It will also be relevant for the study of the anthropology of development, as well as medical and political anthropology."--Jacket.

Title

Humanitarian aid in post-Soviet countries.

General Material Designation

Au bonheur des autres.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

AIDS (Disease)-- Former Soviet republics-- Prevention.

HIV infections-- Former Soviet republics-- Prevention.

Humanitarian assistance-- Former Soviet republics.

Non-governmental organizations-- Former Soviet republics.

AIDS (Disease)-- Prevention.

HIV infections-- Prevention.

Humanitarian assistance.

Humanitärt bistånd-- Östeuropa.

Non-governmental organizations.

Politisk antropologi-- Östeuropa.

Postkommunism-- Östeuropa.

Soviet Union, Former Soviet republics.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Atlani-Duault, Laëtitia.

Date of Transaction

20201208084832.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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