Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Our intimate relationships with war -- 1. War, peace and the future of history -- 2. Cold wars : the phantom menace : part 1 -- 3. Outside and the inside of civil and uncivil war -- 4. A brief (and critical) encounter with academic security studies -- pt. 2. Rights, duty and the uses of force -- 5. Intervention in contention -- 6. Strategic raiding -- 7. Command in the new era -- pt. 3. Nuclear issue in the new era -- 8. Some pointers towards thinking about the nuclear issue in the century. |
Summary |
Military forces are now confronted, not only with the non-conventional threats of terrorism, but with the moral dilemmas of humanitarian intervention and human rights. This is a controversial look at the changing face of war and the role of the military in the 21st century. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Security, International.
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Security, International. |
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World politics -- 1989-
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World politics. |
Chronological Term |
1989- |
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Humanitarian intervention.
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Humanitarian intervention. |
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Human rights.
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Human rights. |
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Strategy.
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Strategy. |
Chronological Term |
Since 1989 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Human rights. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Prins, Gwyn. Heart of war. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 0415369614 0415369606 (OCoLC)50585534 |
ISBN |
0203302141 (electronic book) |
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9780203302149 (electronic book) |
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9780415369619 (paperback) |
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0415369614 (paperback) |
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9780415369602 |
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0415369606 |
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0415369606 (hardback) |
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