The deaths of others [[electronic resource] ] : the fate of civilians in America's wars / / John Tirman |
Autore | Tirman John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Civilians in war
Battle casualties War and society - United States Militarism - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-025237-5
1-283-09916-0 9786613099167 0-19-970099-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Death and remembrance in America's wars -- American wars and the culture of violence -- Strategic bombing in the Second World War -- The Korean War : the hegemony of forgetting -- The Vietnam War : the high cost of credibility -- The Reagan doctrine : savage war by proxy -- Iraq : the twenty years' war -- Afghanistan : hot pursuit on terrorism's frontier -- Three atrocities and the rules of engagement -- Counting : a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic -- The epistemology of war. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460110203321 |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 | ||
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The deaths of others [[electronic resource] ] : the fate of civilians in America's wars / / John Tirman |
Autore | Tirman John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.00973 |
Soggetto topico |
Civilians in war
Battle casualties War and society - United States Militarism - United States |
ISBN |
0-19-983149-1
0-19-025237-5 1-283-09916-0 9786613099167 0-19-970099-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Death and remembrance in America's wars -- American wars and the culture of violence -- Strategic bombing in the Second World War -- The Korean War : the hegemony of forgetting -- The Vietnam War : the high cost of credibility -- The Reagan doctrine : savage war by proxy -- Iraq : the twenty years' war -- Afghanistan : hot pursuit on terrorism's frontier -- Three atrocities and the rules of engagement -- Counting : a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic -- The epistemology of war. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790045203321 |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011 | ||
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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman |
Autore | Tirman John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.873 |
Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - Social conditions Public opinion - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-262-32851-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460184703321 |
Tirman John
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman |
Autore | Tirman John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.873 |
Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - Social conditions Public opinion - United States |
ISBN |
0-262-32852-6
0-262-32851-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796907203321 |
Tirman John
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dream chasers : immigration and the American backlash / / John Tirman |
Autore | Tirman John |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.873 |
Soggetto topico |
Emigration and immigration - Government policy - United States
Immigrants - United States - Social conditions Immigrants - United States - Public opinion Latin Americans - United States - Social conditions Hispanic Americans - Social conditions Public opinion - United States |
ISBN |
0-262-32852-6
0-262-32851-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Raid: The Second Great Migration and the Culture of Resistance; 2 Raiding the Schools: The Riven Soul of Arizona; 3 The Usual Suspects: The Raid in New Bedford; 4 Dreaming the Dream: The Next Generation; 5 Raids Gone Global: Genocide in Guatemala and Wars in Mexico; 6 The Rocky Road to Reform; 7 Legality and Language as Cultural Weapons; 8 Hope for the Dream Chasers; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808381103321 |
Tirman John
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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