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State Terrorism and Human Rights : International Responses since the End of the Cold War.
This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics. The ending of the Cold War and the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe led many to assume that this presaged the demise of the one-party t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Cass series on political violence.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; State Terrorism and Human Rights; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. State terrorism: an historical overview; 3. An incremental tyranny; 4. Trends in the use of terror by states since the end of the Cold War; 5. Obstacles to international action against state terror in the post-Cold War international system; 6. The case of Saddam Hussein's terror against the Kurds and the international response; 7. Indonesian terror against East Timor separatists and the international response.
- 8. Terror in Rwanda 1994 and the failure of international response9. Towards a more effective international response to state terror, based on democratic principles and the protection of human rights; 10. Paul Wilkinson on state terror: in conclusion; Appendix: full list of Paul Wilkinson's publications on terrorism-related topics; Select bibliography; Index.