Unlawful combatants : a genealogy of the irregular fighter

The book investigates the emergence and the development of irregular fighters, such as guerrillas, rebels, insurgents, and terrorists throughout the history of modern war. It presents a historically based critique of the twenty-first century notion of the irregular fighter as an 'unlawful comba...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Scheipers, Sibylle
Körperschaft:
Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War (Content Provider)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
The book investigates the emergence and the development of irregular fighters, such as guerrillas, rebels, insurgents, and terrorists throughout the history of modern war. It presents a historically based critique of the twenty-first century notion of the irregular fighter as an 'unlawful combatant'.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-175616-4
Schlagworte:
Irregular warfare > History.
Unlawful combatants > History.
War (International law) > History.
Military history, Modern.
Military & Naval Science
Law, Politics & Government
Military Science - General
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