Gwyn Prins

The Heart of War

On Power, Conflict and Obligation in the Twenty-first Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Military forces are now confronted, not only with the non-conventional threats of terrorism but the moral dilemmas of humanitarianism, intervention and human rights. Gwyn Prins explores these conflicting impulses using a variety of fascinating examples: the September 11th attacks and the history of 'spectacular' terrorism, humanitarian intervention in Bosnia, Kosovo, West Africa and elsewhere, the extradition of General Pinochet for human rights abuses and the nuclear issue, in the light of ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan. Wide-ranging and challenging, this book will interest all those seeking to understand the enormous recent changes in military strategy and global politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 166mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780415369619
• ISBN-10: 0415369614
• Artikelnr.: 20994997

Autorenporträt

Gwyn Prins

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Part I: Our Intimate relationships with War 1. War,
Peace and the future of history 2. Cold Wars: the phantom menace: Part I?
3. The outside and the inside of civil and uncivil war 4. A brief (and
critical) encounter with academic security studies Part II: Rights, Duty
and the uses of Force 5. Intervention in contention 6. Strategic raiding 7.
Command in the new era Part III: The Nuclear Issue in the New Era 8. Some
pointers towards thinking about the nuclear issue in the new century