Humanitarian crises and intervention
reassessing the impact of mass media

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Authors and Corporations: Soderlund, Walter C. (Other)
published: Sterling, Va. Kumarian Press 2008
Media Type: Book, E-Book

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Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description: XIV, 335 S.
ISBN: 9781565492615
9781565492622
1565492617
1565492625
Language: English
Subjects:
Humanitarian intervention
Mass media > United States
Collection: Verbunddaten SWB
Table of Contents

Introduction: the problem and research methods -- Liberia, 1990: ECOMOG I -"Operation liberty," UMOMIL -- Somalia, 1992: UNOSOM I, UNITAF -"Operation restore hope," UNOSOM II -- Sudan, 1992: humanitarian relief efforts confront an intractable civil war -- Rwanda, 1994: UNAMIR I, UNAMIR II, and "Operation turquoise" -- Haiti, 1994: "Operation restore (uphold) democracy," UNMIH -- Burundi, 1996: United Nations and African intervention initiatives falter -- Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1996: "Operation Assurance" -the intervention that never was -- Sierra Leone, 1997: ECOMOG II, UNOMSIL, UNAMSIL -- Angola, 1999: 1000 UN observers removed- 30 UN observers returned -- East Timor (Timor-Leste) 1999: INTERFET -"Operation Warden" -- Conclusion: Assessing the comparative impact of mass media on intervention decision-making