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Brian Rappert
Non-lethal Weapons as Legitimising Forces? [EPUB ebook]
Technology, Politics and the Management of Conflict

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Copertina di Brian Rappert: Non-lethal Weapons as Legitimising Forces? (ePUB)

As mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.

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Formato EPUB ● Pagine 286 ● ISBN 9781135760212 ● Casa editrice Taylor and Francis ● Pubblicato 2004 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5299054 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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