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The Humanitarians

The International Committee of the Red Cross

by David P. Forsythe

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  • 28 Currently reading

Published by Cambridge University Press .
Written in

    Subjects:
  • Charities & voluntary services,
  • Human rights,
  • International relations,
  • Political Advocacy,
  • International Relations - General,
  • Political Science,
  • Politics / Current Events,
  • Politics/International Relations,
  • Philanthropy & Charity,
  • Political Science / International Relations,
  • International Committee of the Red Cross,
  • History,
  • International Committee of the,
  • International relief

  • The Physical Object
    FormatHardcover
    Number of Pages372
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL7766514M
    ISBN 100521848288
    ISBN 109780521848282

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