Celebrity Humanitarianism - The Ideology of Global Charity

Zusatztext 102278663 Informationen zum Autor Ilan Kapoor is a Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto. He is the author of The Postcolonial Politics of Development (Routledge, 2008). His research interests include critical development studies, postcolonial theory/politics, psychoanalysis and Marxism, participation/democratic theory, and social and environmental movements. Klappentext This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality. Zusammenfassung This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Celebrity Humanitarianism and Ideology 1. Celebrities: Humanitarians or Ideologues? 2. Billionaires and Corporate Philanthropy: ‘Decaf Capitalism’ 3. ‘Spectacular NGOs’: Activism Without Action? Conclusion: What Is To Be Done?

Product details

• Authors: Ilan Kapoor, Kapoor Ilan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415783385
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78338-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Interventions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Development Studies, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy