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Higher Form of Killing
Jeremy Paxman
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Description for Higher Form of Killing
Paperback. First published in 1982, this revised and updated edition takes into account the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by Third World countries, etc. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
A Higher Form of Killing was first published to great acclaim in 1982. The authors have written a new Introduction and a new Epilogue to take account of the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of various countries like Iraq to build up arsenals of these weapons and, most recently, the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks. As the authors point out, the two ... Read more
A Higher Form of Killing was first published to great acclaim in 1982. The authors have written a new Introduction and a new Epilogue to take account of the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of various countries like Iraq to build up arsenals of these weapons and, most recently, the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks. As the authors point out, the two ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099441595
SKU
V9780099441595
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About Jeremy Paxman
Robert Harris is the bestselling author of FATHERLAND, ENIGMA and ARCHANGEL. He is also a respected journalist. Jeremy Paxman is the author of the bestselling book THE ENGLISH. He is a regular radio and TV presenter, most notably for Newsnight. Robert Harris and Jeremy Paxman initially worked together on this book when they were both reporters for Panorama
Reviews for Higher Form of Killing
Compelling... the authors make clear why governments have shrouded such weapon programmes in even more secrecy than their nuclear work.
Financial Times
An absorbing and unsettling history, an exhaustive exploration of a little-known but potentially apocalyptic aspect of warfare, the whole thing carrying the punch of Armageddon. It reminds us that the world could end not with a ... Read more
Financial Times
An absorbing and unsettling history, an exhaustive exploration of a little-known but potentially apocalyptic aspect of warfare, the whole thing carrying the punch of Armageddon. It reminds us that the world could end not with a ... Read more