All Outputs (2)

Contemporary India (2010)
Book
Adeney, K., & Wyatt, A. (2010). Contemporary India. Palgrave Macmillan

A broad-ranging introduction to politics and society in India, set in a historical and cultural context. Written by two expert authors it assumes no prior knowledge but aims to provide a balanced and nuanced understanding of the key issues that have... Read More about Contemporary India.

Between compassion and conservatism: a genealogy of British humanitarian sensibilities (2010)
Book Chapter
Pupavac, V. (2010). Between compassion and conservatism: a genealogy of British humanitarian sensibilities. In D. Fassin, & M. Pandolfi (Eds.), Contemporary states of emergency: the politics of military and humanitarian interventions. Zone Books

Abstract: The chapter explores continuities in modern British humanitarianism at its birth two hundred years ago and today. Modern British humanitarianism arose out of the contradictions between humanist ideals, expanding social sympathies, and fears... Read More about Between compassion and conservatism: a genealogy of British humanitarian sensibilities.