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Whose life is worth more? : hierarchies of risk and death in contemporary wars /

Modern democracies face tough life-and-death choices in armed conflicts. Chief among them is how to weigh the value of soldiers' lives against those of civilians on both sides. The first of its kind, Whose Life Is Worth More? reveals that how these decisions are made is much more nuanced than c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levy, Yagil, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2019.
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505 0 |a Determinants of the death hierarchy -- How to identify variations in risk transfer -- Risking one's own soldiers in Jenin and Basra -- Passive force protection in Iraq and Gaza -- Strategic transfer of risk in the Kosovo War -- Tactical transfer of risk in Fallujah and Gaza -- Re-risking one's own soldiers in the surge in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
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