Whitman, J: Verdict of Battle
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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...
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von James Q. Whitman
James Q. Whitman is Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law at Yale Law School.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: James Q. Whitman
- 323 Seiten, Maße: 16,7 x 25 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Harvard University Press
- ISBN-10: 0674067142
- ISBN-13: 9780674067141
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.10.2012
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Englisch
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Whitman offers a provocative argument against the idea that modern Western laws and practices of war represent a vast improvement over earlier models...The history Whitman provides is eye-opening.--Brian Bethune"Maclean s" (10/19/2012)
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