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Matthew Evangelista - The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones - 9780801452802 - V9780801452802
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The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones

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Description for The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, from Flying Fortresses to Drones Hardback. Editor(s): Evangelista, Matthew; Shue, Henry. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JPS; JWG; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.

Aerial bombardment remains important to military strategy, but the norms governing bombing and the harm it imposes on civilians have evolved. The past century has seen everything from deliberate attacks against rebellious villagers by Italian and British colonial forces in the Middle East to scrupulous efforts to avoid "collateral damage" in the counterinsurgency and antiterrorist wars of today. The American Way of Bombing brings together prominent military historians, practitioners, civilian and military legal experts, political scientists, philosophers, and anthropologists to explore the evolution of ethical and legal norms governing air warfare.

Focusing primarily on the United States—as the world’s ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801452802
SKU
V9780801452802
Shipping Time
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99-1

About Matthew Evangelista
Matthew Evangelista is President White Professor of History and Political Science at Cornell University. He is the author of several books, including Unarmed Forces, also from Cornell, and Gender, Nationalism, and War. Henry Shue is Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, Department of Politics and International Relations and Emeritus Research Fellow, Merton College, at the University of Oxford. He ... Read more

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The American Way of Bombing: Changing Ethical and Legal Norms, From Flying Fortresses to Drones, edited by Matthew Evangelista and Henry Shue, brings together an array of historians, practitioners, and legal experts from both the military and civilian worlds. Overall, the volume is balanced and the authors engage with logic and consistency. This collection is a vital resource for military ... Read more

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