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A world history of war crimes : from antiquity to the present, Michael Bryant

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Summary
"The greatly expanded and enhanced second edition of [this book] provides an authoritative and accessible global history of war crimes and the laws of war. Tracing human efforts to limit warfare, from codes of war in antiquity designed to maintain a religiously conceived cosmic order to the gradual use in the modern age of the criminal trial as a means of enforcing universal humanitarian norms, Michael Bryant's book is a masterful account of the subject. Five brand new chapters are included that reinforce the geographical, chronological, historiographical and conceptual dimensions of the book"--
Language
eng
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Edition
Second edition.
Extent
xiv, 406 pages
Contents
  • The roots of the law of war in world history
  • The law of war in pre-Columbian America
  • Making law in the slaughterhouse of the world : early modernity & the law of war
  • Colonialism and the law of war : Ireland and the Americas
  • The law of war in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries : Europe and the United States of America
  • The first world war and the failure of the law of war
  • The second world war and the triumph of the law of war
  • Into the 21st century : war crimes & their treatment since the second world war
  • Singers of songs of experience : trying to explain war crimes in world history
  • Conclusion : the future of the law of war
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9781350106604
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A world history of war crimes : from antiquity to the present
Title
A world history of war crimes
Title remainder
from antiquity to the present
Statement of responsibility
Michael Bryant
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The greatly expanded and enhanced second edition of [this book] provides an authoritative and accessible global history of war crimes and the laws of war. Tracing human efforts to limit warfare, from codes of war in antiquity designed to maintain a religiously conceived cosmic order to the gradual use in the modern age of the criminal trial as a means of enforcing universal humanitarian norms, Michael Bryant's book is a masterful account of the subject. Five brand new chapters are included that reinforce the geographical, chronological, historiographical and conceptual dimensions of the book"--
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1962-
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Bryant, Michael
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • War crimes
  • Crimes against humanity
  • War (International law)
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A world history of war crimes : from antiquity to the present, Michael Bryant
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
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Contents
The roots of the law of war in world history -- The law of war in pre-Columbian America -- Making law in the slaughterhouse of the world : early modernity & the law of war -- Colonialism and the law of war : Ireland and the Americas -- The law of war in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries : Europe and the United States of America -- The first world war and the failure of the law of war -- The second world war and the triumph of the law of war -- Into the 21st century : war crimes & their treatment since the second world war -- Singers of songs of experience : trying to explain war crimes in world history -- Conclusion : the future of the law of war
Control code
on1191457489
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
Second edition.
Extent
xiv, 406 pages
Isbn
9781350106604
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1191457489
Label
A world history of war crimes : from antiquity to the present, Michael Bryant
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The roots of the law of war in world history -- The law of war in pre-Columbian America -- Making law in the slaughterhouse of the world : early modernity & the law of war -- Colonialism and the law of war : Ireland and the Americas -- The law of war in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries : Europe and the United States of America -- The first world war and the failure of the law of war -- The second world war and the triumph of the law of war -- Into the 21st century : war crimes & their treatment since the second world war -- Singers of songs of experience : trying to explain war crimes in world history -- Conclusion : the future of the law of war
Control code
on1191457489
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
Second edition.
Extent
xiv, 406 pages
Isbn
9781350106604
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1191457489

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