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Autore |
Maguire Peter (Peter H.) |
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Titolo |
Law and war : international law & American history / / Peter Maguire |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87217-6 |
9786612872174 |
0-231-51819-6 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War crimes |
War (International law) |
Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949 |
United States Foreign relations 20th century |
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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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"This is a revised edition of Law and War : an American Story." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CONCLUSION; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this classic text, Peter Maguire follows America's legal relationship with war, both before and after the Nuremberg trials of the 1940's. 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 |
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