Unlawful combatants : (Record no. 1673)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01141cam a2200181 i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199646111 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Scheipers, Sibylle. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Unlawful combatants : |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First edition. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 269 pages ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The making of the irregular fighter, 1740-1815 -- The nineteenth century: rebels, rifles, and the laws of war -- The Second World War: anti-partisan warfare, genocide, and the rebirth of the auxiliary fighter -- Wars in the colonies: orientalism and the social production of colonial subjects -- Irregular fighters in the twenty-first century: between "unlawful combatants" and "rebel" auxiliaries -- Conclusion. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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'. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Irregular warfare |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Unlawful combatants |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | War (International law) |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Military history, Modern. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 01/24/2023 | U167.518.S34 2015 | 0159370 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 01/24/2023 | U167.518.S34 2015 | 0159371 | Books |