State terrorism and human rights : international responses since the end of the Cold War / / edited by Gillian Duncan. [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
State terrorism and human rights : international responses since the end of the Cold War / / edited by Gillian Duncan. [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.1/17 |
| Soggetto topico: | State-sponsored terrorism |
| State crimes | |
| Political violence | |
| Human rights | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
DuncanGillian <1972->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; State Terrorism and Human Rights; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Contributors; Dedication; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. State terrorism: an historical overview; 3. An incremental tyranny; 4. Trends in the use of terror by states since the end of the Cold War; 5. Obstacles to international action against state terror in the post-Cold War international system; 6. The case of Saddam Hussein's terror against the Kurds and the international response; 7. Indonesian terror against East Timor separatists and the international response |
| 8. Terror in Rwanda 1994 and the failure of international response9. Towards a more effective international response to state terror, based on democratic principles and the protection of human rights; 10. Paul Wilkinson on state terror: in conclusion; Appendix: full list of Paul Wilkinson's publications on terrorism-related topics; Select bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state terror in world politics. The ending of the Cold War and the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe led many to assume that this presaged the demise of the one-party terror regime and acceptance of Western concepts of democracy, freedom and human rights throughout the international system. But of course this did not end state terror. The totalitarian one-party state still exists in North Korea and China, and there are numerous military regimes and other |
| Titolo autorizzato: | State terrorism and human rights |
| ISBN: | 0-203-38782-1 |
| 1-299-27980-5 | |
| 1-136-67960-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465419103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Political Violence