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University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014
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"Much has been written about the security threats to aid workers and their heroism in the face of adversity; most of it is anecdotal and apocryphal. Fast has produced one of the very few evidence-based, well-researched, and eminently readable studies of the field. This should be on the 'must read' list of every researcher, head of operations, and security director working with humanitarian aid in conflict zones."—Peter Walker, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
"Larissa Fast critiques familiar characterizations of the aid environment and delivers a nuanced analysis of the real dangers within the contemporary humanitarian context. She makes a compelling case that a relational, humanity-based approach to thinking about security will generate behavior and outcomes more consistent with the principles on which humanitarianism rests. This is a book that should be read by students and scholars of aid as well as by practitioners."—Deborah Avant, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
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Review in Human Rights Review, August 2016 (Miriam Bradley, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internationals)
Review in the International Review of the Red Cross, September 2015 (Michael Neuman, Médécins Sans Frontières, CRASH)
Review in the Journal of Development Studies, September 2015 (Roísin Read, University of Manchester)
Review in Political Science Quarterly, Fall 2015 (Taylor Seybolt, University of Pittsburgh)
Review in International Affairs, May 2015 (Hugo Slim, University of Oxford)
Review in International Peacekeeping, June 2015 (Alvaro Dominguez, Médécins Sans Frontières)
Review in International Peace Institute's Global Observatory, 2 July 2014 (Jéremie Labbé, IPI)
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