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BL
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998390
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b752760
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Gross, Michael L.,1954-
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Moral dilemmas of modern war : : torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict /\ Michael L. Gross.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2010.
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xiii, 321 pages ;; 24 cm
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0521685109
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: 0521866154
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: 9780521685108
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: 9780521866156
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict -- Friends, foes, or brothers in arms? the puzzle of combatant equality -- Part I: Combatants in asymmetric war. Shooting to kill : the paradox of prohibited weapons ; Shooting to stun : the paradox of nonlethal warfare ; Murder, self-defense, or execution? the dilemma of assassination ; Human dignity or human life : the dilemmas of torture and rendition -- Part II: Noncombatants in asymmetric war. Blackmailing the innocent : the dilemma of noncombatant immunity ; Killing the innocent : the dilemma of terrorism ; Risking our lives to save others : puzzles of humanitarian intervention -- Part III: Conclusion and afterword. Torture, assassination, and blackmail : new norms for asymmetric conflict? ; The war in Gaza, December 2008 to January 2009.
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| Abstract
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Describes the impact of asymmetric conflicts on the practices of war, discussing torture, assassination, blackmail, extortion, chemical weapons, and related tactics, and offers advice on ways to respond to the changing demands of asymmetric conflict.
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Partisan
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Bitterfeld
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Military ethics-- United States.
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Military interrogation-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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War-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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89.06 political philosophy.
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Armed conflicts.
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Armed forces.
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Asymmetric warfare.
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Asymmetrische Kriegführung
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Attentat
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Combatants and non-combatants.
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Erpressung
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Ethics.
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Ethik
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Ethik.
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Folter
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Homicide.
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Interrogation.
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Kombattant
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Konfliktlösning-- Förenta staterna.
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Krieg.
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Krig-- etik och moral-- Förenta staterna.
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Menschenrechtsverletzung
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Militär etik.
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Militär.
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Military ethics-- United States.
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Military ethics.
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Military interrogation-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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Moral
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Mord
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Nichtkombattant
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Terrorism.
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Terrorism.
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Torture.
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United States of America.
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War-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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War-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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War.
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Asymmetrische Kriegführung.
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Kombattant.
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Menschenrechtsverletzung.
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Nichtkombattant.
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Ethical aspects.
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Warfare.
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United States.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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172/.42
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| LC Classification
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U22.G76 2010
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| NLM classification
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89.06bcl
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D068clc
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MK 3100rvk
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| Parallel Title
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Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict
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