Humane Warfare
Author | : Christopher Coker |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2001-08-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134521326 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134521324 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Download or read book Humane Warfare written by Christopher Coker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-08-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision to fight 'humanitarian wars' - such as Kosovo - and the development of technology to make war more humane, illustrates the trend in the West to try to humanise war, and thereby humanise modernity. This highly controversial and cutting-edge book asks whether the attempt to make war 'virtual' or 'virtuous' can succeed and whether the wes