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Rothbart, Daniel.

Why they die civilian devastation in violent conflict / [electronic resource] : Daniel Rothbart and Karina V. Korostelina. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (216 p. :) ill. ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Pt. 1. Disempowering civilians -- Who dies in armed conflicts? -- Distinguishing the enemy from the innocent in war -- Deportation from Crimea -- Genocide in Rwanda -- The Second Lebanon War -- Better safe than dead in Iraq -- pt. 2. Conflict theory as value theory -- Limitations of social identity theories in relation to conflict analysis -- Understanding group identity as collective axiology -- The normative dimensions of identity conflicts -- Causality in explanations of civilian devastation.

ISBN: 9780472026388 0472026380

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Military history, Modern--21st century.
Military history, Modern--20th century.
Group identity.
Sociology, Military.
War (Philosophy)
War and society.
Civilians in war.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: U21.2 / .R645 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 355.02