LEADER 04238nam 22006971 450 001 9910461071003321 005 20211005031328.0 010 $a1-84731-863-0 010 $a1-4725-6574-6 010 $a1-280-12553-5 010 $a9786613529398 010 $a1-84731-841-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472565747 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174956 035 $a(EBL)881380 035 $a(OCoLC)785397986 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772803 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC881380 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1772803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554392 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL352939 035 $a(OCoLC)893332322 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09258073 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6165419 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL881380 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174956 100 $a20150227d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA history of the laws of war$hVolume 3$iThe customs and laws of war with regards to arms control /$fAlexander Gillespie 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (181 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84946-206-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- I. Conventional Weapons -- II. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Conclusion. 330 $a"This third volume deals with the question of the control of weaponry, from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age. In doing so, it divides into two parts: namely, conventional weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction. The examination of the history of arms control of conventional weapons begins with the control of weaponry so that one side could achieve a military advantage over another. This pattern, which only began to change centuries after the advent of gunpowder, was later supplemented by ideals to control types of conventional weapons because their impacts upon opposing combatants were inhumane. By the late twentieth century, the concerns over inhumane conventional weapons were being supplemented by concerns over indiscriminate conventional weapons. The focus on indiscriminate weapons, when applied on a mass scale, is the core of the second part of the volume. Weapons of Mass Destruction are primarily weapons of the latter half of the twentieth century. Although both chemical and biological warfare have long historical lineages, it was only after the Second World War that technological developments meant that these weapons could be applied to cause large-scale damage to non-combatants. thi is unlike uclear weapons, which are a truly modern invention. Despite being the newest Weapon of Mass Destruction, they are also the weapon of which most international attention has been applied, although the frameworks by which they were contained in the last century, appear inadequate to address the needs of current times. As a work of reference this set of three books is unrivalled, and will be of immense benefit to scholars and practitioners researching and advising on the laws of warfare. It also tells a story which throws fascinating new light on the history of international law and on the history of warfare itself."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aArms control$xHistory 606 $aCombatants and noncombatants (International law)$xHistory 606 $aPrisoners of war$xLegal status, laws, etc$xHistory 606 $aWar (International law)$xHistory 606 $aWar$xProtection of civilians$xHistory 606 $2International humanitarian law 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArms control$xHistory. 615 0$aCombatants and noncombatants (International law)$xHistory. 615 0$aPrisoners of war$xLegal status, laws, etc.$xHistory. 615 0$aWar (International law)$xHistory. 615 0$aWar$xProtection of civilians$xHistory. 676 $a341.6 700 $aGillespie$b Alexander$0256763 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461071003321 996 $aA history of the laws of war$92467107 997 $aUNINA