The vast majority of forced migrants & refugees seek shelter and respite in countries of the Global South, where humanitarian spaces and practices of care are no exceptions to international humanitarianism but rather part of a project founded on hybrid forms of care that include local and vernacular practices. Care in a Time of Humanitarianism presents complex histories of forced migration and humanitarianism in an accessible way. It applies a comparative approach to highlight the diverse cultural and religious traditions of care that are adopted across the Global South for the “distant others”.
Edited by:
Arzoo Osanloo Osanloo,
Cabeiri deBergh Robinson
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781805394907
ISBN 10: 1805394908
Series: Humanitarianism and Security
Pages: 335
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Care in a Time of Humanitarianism: Stories of Refuge, Aid, and Repair in the Global South Arzoo Osanloo and Cabeiri deBergh Robinson Part I: Refuge, Law, and Empire in the Global South Chapter 1. Patriation: Conceptualizing Migration after Empire Pamela Ballinger Chapter 2. Staging Filipino Hospitality: Transitional Intimacies of Jewish Refuge in the Commonwealth Philippines James Pangilinan Chapter 3. Burma Evacuees: R. Sanyassiah, Post-war Return, and Displacement in Modern South Asia Emma C. Meyer Chapter 4. Khao-i-Dang Refugee Camp: Local Hosts and Hauntings of the Third Indochina War in a Transit Zone Khathaleeya Liamdee Chapter 5. A ‘Lucky Escape’: Ethnic Cleansing and What Happens When International Humanitarianism Fails Kathie Friedman-Kasaba Chapter 6. Benevolent Arts: The Persistence of Mercy in Humanitarian Logics Arzoo Osanloo Part II: Aid, Intimacy, and Humanitarian Praxis Chapter 7. Humanitarian Departures: Reflections of a Refugee Aid Worker Ilana Feldman Chapter 8. Quiet Aid: Barbara Schöfnagel’s Private Humanitarianism in the Socialist Gray Area (and What Else the Global East Can Teach Us) Cristian Capotescu Chapter 9. Yūsuf’s Struggle: Negotiating Development and Charity in a Palestinian Refugee Camp Gözde Burcu Ege Chapter 10. “They are Muhajir, We are Ansar:” Godforsakenness at the Myanmar-Bangladesh Border Tanzeen Rashed Doha Chapter 11. “We’re All Humanitarians”: International Humanitarian Organizations, Islamist Service Societies, and the Practice of ‘Humanitariyan Jihad’ in Kashmir Cabeiri deBergh Robinson Part III: Repair in a World of Care Chapter 12. Red Coat, Denim Shirt: Conceptualizing Displacement Across Generations Rawan Arar Chapter 13. The Barrette: Unlikely Humanitarian Images and Practices of Repair Jenna Grant Chapter 14. Memoir and a Sinking Ship: Reconstituting Sovereignty through Refugee Narratives Megan Butler Chapter 15. The Gift of Food: An Islamic Ethics of Care Amira Mittermaier Chapter 16. Mothering the Dead: Care Beyond Life in Kurdistan Mediha Sorma Chapter 17. Unintended Consequences: Debating the Protection of Cultural Heritage During Humanitarian Crises Stephanie Selover Conclusion: Concluding Conversation: A Global South’s Lessons in Humanitarianism Arzoo Osanloo & Cabeiri deBergh Robinson Appendix I: Pedagogical Supplement Arzoo Osanloo & Cabeiri deBergh Robinson
Arzoo Osanloo is Professor in the Department of Law, Societies, and Justice at the University of Washington. She is the author of the award-winning book Forgiveness Work: Mercy, Law, and Victims’ Rights in Iran (Princeton University Press, 2020), and The Politics of Women’s Rights in Iran (Princeton University Press, 2009).
Reviews for Care in a Time of Humanitarianism: Stories of Refuge, Aid, and Repair in the Global South
“This volume is a timely and seminal contribution to understanding our time when humanitarian crisis unfolds in myriad forms in various sites. The perspectives on humanitarianism from the global South featured in this volume are both rich in their ethnographic grounding and multi-faceted in the analytical insights.” • Jiazhi Fengjiang, University of Edinburgh
