Moral dilemmas of modern war : torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict
Gross, Michael L., 1954-2010
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Describes the impact of asymmetric conflicts on the practices of war, discussing torture, assassination, blackmail, extortion, chemical weapons, and related tactics, and offers advice on ways to respond to the changing demands of asymmetric conflict.
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Imprint:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Collation:
xiii, 321 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict -- Friends, foes, or brothers in arms? the puzzle of combatant equality -- Part I: Combatants in asymmetric war. Shooting to kill : the paradox of prohibited weapons ; Shooting to stun : the paradox of nonlethal warfare ; Murder, self-defense, or execution? the dilemma of assassination ; Human dignity or human life : the dilemmas of torture and rendition -- Part II: Noncombatants in asymmetric war. Blackmailing the innocent : the dilemma of noncombatant immunity ; Killing the innocent : the dilemma of terrorism ; Risking our lives to save others : puzzles of humanitarian intervention -- Part III: Conclusion and afterword. Torture, assassination, and blackmail : new norms for asymmetric conflict? ; The war in Gaza, December 2008 to January 2009.
ISBN:
9780521866156 (hardback)0521866154 (hardback)
Dewey class:
172.42
LC class:
U22U22 GRO
Language:
English
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BRN:
536