Killing civilians : method, madness, and morality in war / Hugo Slim.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 2008وصف:viii, 319 pages ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231700368 (hbk)
- 0231700369 (hbk)
- U21.2 S595 2008
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | U21.2 S595 2008 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000254187 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | U21.2 S595 2008 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000254251 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-309) and index.
Pt. 1. Different Attitudes to War -- 1. Limited Warfare and its Rivals -- Pt. II. Seven Spheres of Civilian Suffering -- 2. Killing and Rape -- 3. Movement, Impoverishment, Famine, Disease and Distress -- Pt. III. Reasons for Killing Civilians -- 4. Anti-civilian Ideologies -- 5. Civilian Ambiguity -- 6. Doing the Killing -- Pt. IV. Arguing for Limited War -- 7. Promoting Civilian Protection.
"The principle that unarmed and innocent people should be protected in war is an ancient, precious but fragile idea. Today, the principle of civilian protection is enshrined in modern international law and cherished by many. But, in practice, leaders in most wars reject the principle." "Using detailed historical and contemporary examples, Killing Civilians looks at the many ways in which civilians suffer in wars and analyses the main anti-civilian ideologies which insist upon such suffering. It also exposes the very real ambiguity in much civilian identity which is used to justify extreme hostility. But this is, above all, a book about why civilians should be protected. It looks deeply into the reasons and arguments for limiting human violence in war."--BOOK JACKET.