1st Edition
Civilian Victims in War A Political History
Edited By Richard Shelly Hartigan
Copyright 1982
186 Pages
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Routledge
184 Pages
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Routledge
184 Pages
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Routledge
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The status of the civilian today is that of a calculated casualty, to die immediately or after agonizing suffering. The civilian is also a hostage in the political power struggle, since his continued safety depends upon the decision or even impulse of his leaders. This is true if he is a citizen of a major power, or if he lives elsewhere in unstable social and political environments. Hartigan's... Read more
Preface Acknowledgments I The Forgotten Victim: An Introduction Part One: Theoretical Foundations II The Innocent in Primitive and Ancient Warfare III Innocence in Early Christian Thought IV Just War in the Middle Ages Part Two: Customary Origins V Medieval Warfare and Its Limitations VI The Peace of God and Chivalry Part Three: Modern Synthesis VII The Innocent Becomes the Noncombatant VIII The Emergence of the Civilian IX The Maturity of an Illusion X The Living Victim: A Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Alan L. Grey
