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9%OFFJack McDonald - Enemies Known and Unknown: Targeted Killings in America´s Transnational Wars - 9781849046442 - V9781849046442
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Enemies Known and Unknown: Targeted Killings in America´s Transnational Wars

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Description for Enemies Known and Unknown: Targeted Killings in America´s Transnational Wars Paperback. McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
President Obama was elected on an anti-war platform, yet targeted killings have increased under his command of the 'War on Terror'. The US thinks of itself as upholding the rule of international law and spreading democracy, yet such targeted killings have been widely decried as extra-judicial violations of human rights. This book examines these paradoxes, arguing that they are partially explained by the application of existing legal standards to transnational wars. Critics argue that the kind of war the US claims to be waging - transnational armed conflict - doesn't actually exist. McDonald analyses the concept of transnational war and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849046442
SKU
V9781849046442
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99-50

About Jack McDonald
Jack McDonald is a research associate and teaching fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies, in the Department of War Studies, King's College London.

Reviews for Enemies Known and Unknown: Targeted Killings in America´s Transnational Wars
'A thoroughly researched, balanced, and well-written constructivist work that has utility for the student of war. It has immediate relevance for military officers and defense community scholars who must grapple with new forms of war and our enemies who utilize them.' 'Lucid, informed and authoritative
one of those rare books which will be required reading for years to come. ... Read more

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