Traditions of war : occupation, resistance, and the law /

Nabulsi, Karma.

Traditions of war : occupation, resistance, and the law / Karma Nabulsi. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (x, 293 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-271) and index.

Introduction -- The modern laws of war from 1874-1949 -- Occupying armies and civilian populations in nineteenth-century Europe -- The conceptualization of war and the value of political traditions -- High priests of the Temple of Janus: the martial tradition of war -- The enigma of the middle way: Grotius and the Grotian tradition of war -- Hope and heroic action: Rousseau, Paoli, Kosciuszko, and the republican tradition of war -- Conclusion.

Traditions of War brings together developments in political and legal thought, the conduct of military occupations, and the attempts by the international community to regulate the treatment of civilians within this aspect of warfare.

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War (International law)--History.
Combatants and noncombatants (International law)--History.
War (International law)--Philosophy.
Guerre (Droit international)--Histoire.
Combattants et non-combattants (Droit international)--Histoire.
Guerre (Droit international)--Philosophie.
LAW--International.
Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
War (International law)
War (International law)--Philosophy.
Oorlog.
Bezettingen.
Oorlogsrecht.
Laws of war.
Philosophy.
History.
Combatants and non-combatants.
Occupation.
International humanitarian law.


Electronic books.
History.

JZ6387 / .N33 1999eb

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