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Autore |
Gardner Lloyd C |
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Titolo |
Killing Machine [[electronic resource] ] : The American Presidency in the Age of Drone Warfare |
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New York, : The New Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Afghan War, 2001 -- Aerial operations |
Drone aircraft -- Government policy -- United States |
Executive power -- United States |
Obama, Barack |
Targeted killing -- Government policy -- United States |
War and emergency powers -- United States |
Executive power - Government policy - United States |
War and emergency powers - Government policy - United States |
Drone aircraft - Aerial operations - United States |
Targeted killing - Aerial operations - United States |
Afghan War, 2001-2021 |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
Government - U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., Executive Branch |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Dream Candidate""; ""2. Afghanistan Shortchanged""; ""3. A Tale of Two Speeches""; ""4. On to Marja!""; ""5. The War of the Drones""; ""6. The Meaning of Two Deaths""; ""7. A Better War?""; ""8. American Hubris""; ""Afterword: The New Normal?""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<div><B>Lloyd C. Gardner</B> is the Charles and Mary Beard |
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