Why they die : civilian devastation in violent conflict / Daniel Rothbart and Karina V. Korostelina.

Author/creator Rothbart, Daniel
Other author Korostelina, K. V. (Karina Valentinovna)
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2011.
Description216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2010047520
ISBN9780472117536 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN047211753X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780472026388 (ebook)
ISBN0472026380 (ebook)