Traditions of war : occupation, resistance, and the law / Karma Nabulsi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nabulsi, Karma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (International law)--History.

War (International law).

Combatants and noncombatants (International law)--History.

Combatants and noncombatants (International law).

War (International law)--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([xiii], 293 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditions of War brings together developments in political and legal thought, the conduct of military occupations, and the attempts by the international community to regulate the treatment of civilians within this aspect of warfare.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Modern Laws of War from 1874 to 1949""; ""2. Occupying Armies and Civilian Populations in Nineteenth-Century Europe""; ""3. The Conceptualization of War and the Value of Political Traditions""; ""4. High Priests of the Temple of Janus: The Martial Tradition of War""; ""5. The Enigma of the Middle Way: Grotius and the Grotian Tradition of War""; ""6. Hope and Heroic Action: Rousseau, Paoli, Kosciuszko, and the Republican Tradition of War""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-271) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-159997-2

0-19-153547-8

1-281-34595-4

9786611345952

1-4356-1426-7

OCLC:

860390726