UID:
edocfu_9959227990102883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 167 p.)
ISBN:
9781849647731 (Ebook)
Content:
Detailing the 'upside-down' world of war, 'How To Look Good in a War' examines the methods used to depict, defend and justify the use of state violence.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction: Grasping Shadows -- Part I: Partial Revelations -- 1. Show and Tell: Distortion, Concealment, and WMD -- 2. Estimating Ignorance -- 3. Disabling Discourses: International Law, Legitimacy, and the Politics of Balance -- Part II: Dialogues -- 4. Covert Conversations and Public Secrets?: The Banning of Cluster Munitions -- 5. Binding Options -- 6. Framing and Framed: The Category of Explosive Violence -- Conclusion: Pulling Back -- Notes -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7453-3180-7
Language:
English
