The empire of humanity : a history of humanitarianism /
Michael Barnett.
- Ithaca [N.Y. : Cornell University Press, (c)2011.
- 1 online resource (xi, 296 pages) : illustrations.
- Cornell paperbacks .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Co-dependence : humanitarianism and the world -- The humanitarian big bang -- Saving slaves, sinners, savages, and societies -- Saving soldiers and civilians during war -- The new international -- Neo-humanitarianism -- Humanitarianism during wartime -- It's a humanitarian's world -- Armed for humanity -- Politics and anti-politics, or, The new paternalism.