Warrior's dishonour : barbarity, morality and torture in modern warfare / edited by George Kassimeris.
| Other author | Kassimeris, George. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006. |
| Description | ix, 243 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Warrior's dishonor |
| Contents | The warrior's dishonour / George Kassimeris -- Stories of atrocity -- Barbarism in war : soldiers and civilians in the British Isles, c.1641-1652 / Frank Tallett -- Hatred and honour in the military culture of the French revolution / Ian Germani -- The British army and controlling barbarization during the Kenya emergency / Huw C. Bennet -- Between terror and insurgency : the LRA's dirty war in Northern Uganda / Anthony Vinci -- Barbarity as strategy in modern warfare -- Why there is no barbarisation but a lot of barbarity in warfare / Uwe Steinhoff -- Barbarity as strategy / Graham Long -- The barbarity of contemporary culture -- Taking the gloves off and the illusion of victory : how not to conduct a counter-insurgency / David Whetham -- The discursive construction of torture in the war on terror : narratives of danger and evil / Richard Jackson -- War crimes and human rights -- Reconstructing war : the politics of conflict and barbarity via the Yugoslav tribunal / Tim Montgomery -- "Not being victims ever again" : victimhood and ideology / Stephen Riley -- Making torture legal? -- Justifying absolute prohibitions on torture as if consequences mattered / Michael Plaxton -- Torture, evidence and criminal procedure in the age of terrorism : a barbarisation of the criminal justice system? / Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006021139 |
| ISBN | 0754647994 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | U22.3 .W35 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |