The American way of bombing : changing ethical and legal norms, from flying fortresses to drones / edited by Matthew Evangelista and Henry Shue.
| Other author | Evangelista, Matthew, 1958- editor. |
| Other author | Shue, Henry editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014. |
| Copyright Date | ©2014 |
| Description | vii, 315 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Historical and theoretical perspectives -- Strategic bombardment: expectation, theory, and practice in the early 20th century / Tami Davis Biddle -- Bombing civilians after World War II: the persistence of norms against targeting civilians in the Korean war / Sahr Conway-Lanz -- Targeting civilians and US strategic bombing norms: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? / Neta C. Crawford -- The law applies, but which law? a consumer guide to the laws of war / Charles Garraway -- Interpreting, criticizing, and creating legal restrictions -- Clever or clueless? observations about bombing norm debates / Charles J. Dunlap, Jr -- The American way of bombing and international law: two logics of warfare in tension / Janina Dill -- Force protection, military advantage, and constant care for civilians: the 1991 bombing of Iraq / Henry Shue -- Civilian deaths and American power: three lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan / Richard W. Miller -- Constructing new norms -- Proportionality and restraint on the use of force: the role of nongovernmental organizations / Margarita H. Petrova -- Toward an anthropology of drones: remaking space, time, and valor in combat / Hugh Gusterson -- What's wrong with drones? the battlefield in international humanitarian law / Klem Ryan -- Banning autonomous killing: the legal and ethical requirement that humans make near-time lethal decisions / Mary Ellen O'Connell. |
| General note | "The papers commissioned for this project were first intensively discussed at a workshop at Cornell University in April 2011"--Acknowledgements. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-299) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014006282 |
| ISBN | 9780801452802 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801452805 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780801479342 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801479347 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | UG703 .A74 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |