Unlawful combatants : a genealogy of the irregular fighter /
The book investigates the emergence and the development of irregular fighters, such as guerrillas, rebels, insurgents, and terrorists throughout the history of modern war. It presents a historically based critique of the twenty-first century notion of the irregular fighter as an 'unlawful comba...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The book investigates the emergence and the development of irregular fighters, such as guerrillas, rebels, insurgents, and terrorists throughout the history of modern war. It presents a historically based critique of the twenty-first century notion of the irregular fighter as an 'unlawful combatant.' |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 269 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199646111 0199646112 |