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James Q. Whitman
Verdict of Battle [EPUB ebook]
The Law of Victory and the Making of Modern War

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Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 300 ● ISBN 9780674068117 ● Verlag Harvard University Press ● Erscheinungsjahr 2012 ● herunterladbar 6 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 2584572 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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