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New wars and new soldiers : military ethics in the contemporary world / ed. by Paolo Tripodi and Jessica Wolfendale.

Tripodi, Paolo, 1965- (Added Author). Wolfendale, Jessica, 1973- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781409401056 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1409401057 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 281 s. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Farnham Surrey, UK ; Ashgate, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction / Paolo Tripodi & Jessica Wolfendale -- New wars and just war theory / Jessica Wolfendale -- Just war, irregular war, and terrorism / Stephen Coleman -- The jus post bellum / C.A.J. (Tony) Coady -- High-fliers : who should bear the risk of humanitarian intervention? / Gerhard Overland -- On a duty of humanitarian intervention / David Lefkowitz -- Emerging military technologies : a case study in neurowarfare / Nick Evans -- Robotic weapons and the future of war / Robert Sparrow -- Ethics and mercenaries / Uwe Steinhoff -- Ethics and the human terrain : the ethics of military anthropology / George Lucas -- To whom does a private military commander owe allegiance? / Deane-Peter Baker -- Deconstructing the evil zone : an exploration of why ordinary individuals can commit atrocities / Paolo Tripodi -- Psychological foundations of unethical actions in military operations / Peter Bradley -- Moral formation of the strategic corporal / Rebecca Johnson -- Loyalty and professionalization in the military / Peter Olsthoorn.

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New Wars an New Soldiers : Military Ethics in the Contemporary World
New Wars an New Soldiers : Military Ethics in the Contemporary World
by Tripodi, Paolo; Wolfendale, Jessica
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New Wars an New Soldiers : Military Ethics in the Contemporary World


Bringing together contributors from philosophy, international relations, security studies, and strategic studies, New Wars and New Soldiers offers a truly interdisciplinary analysis reflective of the nature of modern warfare. This comprehensive approach allows the reader to see the broad scope of modern military ethics, and to understand the numerous questions about modern conflict that require critical scrutiny. Aimed at both military and academic audiences, this paperback will be of significant interest to researchers and students in philosophy, sociology, military and strategic studies, international relations, politics, and security studies, acting as an ideal course text or as supplementary reading.
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