{"product_id":"spaces-of-aid-lisa-smirl-9781783603497","title":"Spaces of Aid: How Cars, Compounds and Hotels Shape Humanitarianism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAid workers commonly bemoan that the experience of working in the field sits uneasily with the goals they've signed up to: visiting project sites in air-conditioned Land Cruisers while the intended beneficiaries walk barefoot through the heat, or checking emails from within gated compounds while surrounding communities have no running water. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpaces of Aid provides the first book-length analysis of what has colloquially been referred to as Aid Land. It explores in depth two high-profile case studies, the Aceh tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, in order to uncover a fascinating history of the objects and spaces that have become an endemic yet unexamined part of the delivery of humanitarian assistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Smirl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783603496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783603497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Lisa Smirl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988022132991,"sku":"9781783603497","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a41b428c-d64e-4495-82b8-52d9d58c7281.jpg?v=1683292188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spaces-of-aid-lisa-smirl-9781783603497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}