The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war /

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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 h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitman, James Q., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1700-1799
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects.
Battles > Europe > History > 18th century.
Military art and science > Europe > History > 18th century.
War (International law)
Military ethics > History > 18th century.
Military history > 18th century.
Military history, Modern > 18th century.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
Combat > Aspect moral.
Batailles > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Art et science militaires > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Guerre (Droit international)
Morale militaire > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Histoire militaire > 18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
LAW > International.
Battles
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects
Military art and science
Military ethics
Military history
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Europe
Multi-User.
History
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