Imaging humanitarianism: NGO identity and the iconography of childhood

Antipode

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 632-657

  Manzo, Kate ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Development; Humanitarianism; Iconography; NGOs

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HUMANITARIAN AID; ICONOGRAPHY; IMAGE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 51249119636     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2008.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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