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BL
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| Record Number
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585715
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GBA855052b414934
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| Main Entry
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Downes, Alexander B.,1969-
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| Title & Author
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Targeting civilians in war /\ Alexander B. Downes
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| Publication Statement
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Ithaca :: Cornell University Press,, 2008
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| Series Statement
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Cornell studies in security affairs
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| Page. NO
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ix, 315 p. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780801446344 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0801446341 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2004
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Defining and explaining civilian victimization -- Statistical tests : civilian victimization, mass killing, and civilian casualties in interstate wars -- The starvation blockades of World War I : Britain and Germany -- Strategic bombing in World War II : the firebombing of Japan and the blitz -- Guerrilla warfare, counterinsurgency, and civilian victimization : the second Anglo-Boer War -- Territorial annexation and civilian victimization : the founding of the state of Israel, 1947-49 -- Negative cases : why civilian victimization doesn't happen
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Civilian war casualties-- History-- 20th century
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War victims-- History-- 20th century
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War and society-- History-- 20th century
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Politics and war-- History-- 20th century
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Military history, Modern-- 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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172/.42
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| LC Classification
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U21.2.D587 2008
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