Format:
Online-Ressource (645 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
ISBN:
9780231146463
Content:
In this classic text, Peter Maguire follows America's legal relationship with war, both before and after the Nuremberg trials of the 1940s. Maguire argues that the precedents set by the trials were nothing less than revolutionary, and he traces the development of these new attitudes throughout American history. The text has been revised throughout, with a new preface and postscript discussing the George W. Bush administration's attempt to rewrite the laws of war after 9/11. Maguire connects these efforts to the decline in American power and reputation.Praise for the previous edition:"[An] intr
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The End of Limited War; Chapter 2. The Changing Rules of War and Peace; Chapter 3. The American War Crimes Program; Chapter 4. A Shift in Priorities; Chapter 5. Nuremberg: A Cold War Conflict of Interest; Illustrations; Chapter 6. The Rapid Liquidation of the War Crimes Problem; Conclusion; Postscript: The New American Paradigm; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231518192
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231146470
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Law and War : International Law and American History
Language:
English
Keywords:
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