Transnational humanitarianism

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 273-289

  Ticktin, Miriam ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropology of law; anthropology of medicine; ethics; morality; refugees

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORALITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; REFUGEE; SOCIAL HISTORY;

EID: 84908221916     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-102313-030403     Document Type: Review

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