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- catalog abstract ""Is it possible and worthwhile to use the military in conjunction with humanitarian action to thwart violence and mitigate civilian suffering? This timely book seeks to answer this question by looking at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examining in depth the five most prominent cases -- Northern Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Haiti. It further suggests how multilateral military operations could expand or contract in the future to the benefit or peril of war victims"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog contributor b11020693.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Is it possible and worthwhile to use the military in conjunction with humanitarian action to thwart violence and mitigate civilian suffering? This timely book seeks to answer this question by looking at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examining in depth the five most prominent cases -- Northern Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Haiti. It further suggests how multilateral military operations could expand or contract in the future to the benefit or peril of war victims"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog description "Armed forces and humanitarian action: past and present -- Framework for estimating military costs and civilian benefits from intervention -- Northern Iraq, 1991-1996: a difficult act to follow? -- Somalia, 1992-1995: the death of Pollyannaish humanitarianism? -- Bosnia, 1992-1995: convoluted charity? -- Rwanda, 1994-1995: better late than never? -- Haiti, 1991-1996: why wait so long? -- Humanitarian intervention: costs, benefits, quandaries.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 281 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Military-civilian interactions.".
- catalog identifier "0847687457 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0847687465 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Military-civilian interactions.".
- catalog isPartOf "New millennium books in international studies".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield,".
- catalog relation "Military-civilian interactions.".
- catalog subject "341.5/84/09045 21".
- catalog subject "Armed Forces Civic action.".
- catalog subject "Civil-military relations.".
- catalog subject "Humanitarian intervention".
- catalog subject "Humanitarian intervention.".
- catalog subject "Intervention (International law)".
- catalog subject "JZ6369 .W45 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Armed forces and humanitarian action: past and present -- Framework for estimating military costs and civilian benefits from intervention -- Northern Iraq, 1991-1996: a difficult act to follow? -- Somalia, 1992-1995: the death of Pollyannaish humanitarianism? -- Bosnia, 1992-1995: convoluted charity? -- Rwanda, 1994-1995: better late than never? -- Haiti, 1991-1996: why wait so long? -- Humanitarian intervention: costs, benefits, quandaries.".
- catalog title "Military-civilian interactions : intervening in humanitarian crises / Thomas G. Weiss.".
- catalog type "text".