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Author:   Katharyne Mitchell ,  Polly Pallister-Wilkins (University of Amsterdam. Netherlands)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9780367741044

ISBN 10:   0367741040
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   01 March 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1 – Introduction. Monopoly Philanthropy and the Humanitarian New World Order Part 1: Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Political Economy Chapter 2 – Neoliberalism, Philanthropy, and Humanitarianism: Pragmatic or Faustian Bargains? Chapter 3 – Social Impact Investing Chapter 4 – Universal Basic Income Chapter 5 – Labour Chapter 6 – Political Economy of Educational Philanthropy: From Venture Philanthropy to Digital Privatization Chapter 7 – Immunizing Against Access? Philanthro-Capitalist COVID Vaccines and the Preservation of Patent Monopolies Chapter 8 – Philanthrocapitalism Seen from South Africa: Bill Gates’ Charity Turns to Tyranny, Misfired Silver Bullets and Climate Vandalism Part 2: Humanitarianism, Development and Humanitarian Developments Chapter 9 – Humanitarianism and the non-European world Chapter 10 – Design: The Colonial Imaginary of Humanitarian Good(s) Chapter 11 – Nigeria and the Humanitarian International: From Biafra to Boko Haram Chapter 12 – Neither ‘Philanthropy’ nor ‘Development’: A Tale of Two Buzzwords Chapter 13 – Careful Killing: Humanitarian Warfare and the Politics of Precision Violence Chapter 14 – Humanitarianism through Ubuntu Philosophy Chapter 15 – Celebrity: A Key Concept for Understanding the Power of ‘Helping’ Part 3: Philanthro-Humanitarianism: Projects, Problems and Practices Chapter 16 – Metrics, Legibility, and the Logics of Governance in Philanthropy and Humanitarian Aid: A Politics of Knowledge Approach Chapter 17 – Modernism and Technology in Humanitarian Action Chapter 18 – The Spirit of Climate Philanthropy Chapter 19 – ""Obstruction."" Chapter 20 – Nation-building and its Exclusions: Elite Philanthropy and the Limits of Social Reform Chapter 21 – Philanthropy in France and Colonial Haiti: Bienfaisance, Paternalism, and Race Chapter 22 – Humanitarian Futures"

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Katharyne Mitchell is dean of the social sciences and a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Polly Pallister-Wilkins is a political geographer and associate professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Amsterdam and is a co-editor of Geopolitics.

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