The American way of bombing : changing ethical and legal norms, from flying fortresses to drones /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Evangelista, Matthew, 1958- (Editor), Shue, Henry (Editor), Biddle, Tami Davis, 1959-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Bombing, Aerial > United States. Bombing, Aerial > Moral and ethical aspects. Drone aircraft > Government policy > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Historical and theoretical perspectives
Strategic bombardment: expectation, theory, and practice in the early 20th century / Tami Davis Biddle
Bombing civilians after World War II: the persistence of norms against targeting civilians in the Korean war / Sahr Conway-Lanz
Targeting civilians and US strategic bombing norms: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? / Neta C. Crawford
The law applies, but which law? a consumer guide to the laws of war / Charles Garraway
Interpreting, criticizing, and creating legal restrictions
Clever or clueless? observations about bombing norm debates / Charles J. Dunlap, Jr
The American way of bombing and international law: two logics of warfare in tension / Janina Dill
Force protection, military advantage, and constant care for civilians: the 1991 bombing of Iraq / Henry Shue
Civilian deaths and American power: three lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan / Richard W. Miller
Constructing new norms
Proportionality and restraint on the use of force: the role of nongovernmental organizations / Margarita H. Petrova
Toward an anthropology of drones: remaking space, time, and valor in combat / Hugh Gusterson
What's wrong with drones? the battlefield in international humanitarian law / Klem Ryan
Banning autonomous killing: the legal and ethical requirement that humans make near-time lethal decisions / Mary Ellen O'Connell.