Title Democracy's blameless leaders : from Dresden to Abu Ghraib, how leaders evade accountability for abuse, atrocity, and killing / Neil James Mitchell.

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New York : New York University, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Theory of the Fall Guy; 3 Evading Accountability; 4 Amritsar; 5 Dresden; 6 Londonderry; 7 Beirut; 8 Baghdad; 9 Baghdad to Basra; 10 A Tale of a Few Cities: Better Leaders, Better Institutions, or a Better Audience?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author.
Summary	From the American and British counter-insurgency in Iraq to the bombing of Dresden and the Amristar Massacre in India, civilians are often abused and killed when they are caught in the cross-fire of wars and other conflicts. In Democracy's Blameless Leaders, Neil Mitchell examines how leaders in democracies manage the blame for the abuse and the killing of civilians, arguing that politicians are likely to react in a self-interested and opportunistic way and seek to deny and evade accountability. Using empirical evidence from well-known cases of abuse and atrocity committed by the security forc.
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Subject	Political leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
	Political leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
Subject	Political leadership.
	Democracy -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies.
	Democracy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Civilians in war -- Crimes against -- Case studies.
	Civilians in war.
	Criminal liability (International law) -- Case studies.
	Criminal liability (International law)
	Atrocities -- Case studies.
	Atrocities.
	Government accountability -- Case studies.
	Government accountability.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Case studies.
Other Form:	Print version: Mitchell, Neil J. (Neil James), 1953- Democracy's blameless leaders. New York : New York University, 2012 9780814761441 (DLC) 2011040796 (OCoLC)756045443
ISBN	9780814763377 (electronic book)
	0814763375 (electronic book)
	9780814763384 (electronic book)
	0814763383 (electronic book)
	9780814761441
	0814761445

Title Democracy's blameless leaders : from Dresden to Abu Ghraib, how leaders evade accountability for abuse, atrocity, and killing / Neil James Mitchell.

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