Description: Further DetailsTitle: Whose Life Is Worth More?Condition: NewSubtitle: Hierarchies of Risk and Death in Contemporary WarsISBN-10: 1503610330EAN: 9781503610330ISBN: 9781503610330Publisher: Stanford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/26/2019Description: Modern democracies face tough life-and-death choices in armed conflicts. Chief among them is how to weigh the value of soldiers' lives against those of civilians on both sides. The first of its kind, Whose Life Is Worth More? reveals that how these decisions are made is much more nuanced than conventional wisdom suggests. When these states are entangled in prolonged conflicts, hierarchies emerge and evolve to weigh the value of human life. Yagil Levy delves into a wealth of contemporary conflicts, including the drone war in Pakistan, the Kosovo war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the US and UK wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cultural narratives about the nature and necessity of war, public rhetoric about external threats facing the nation, antiwar movements, and democratic values all contribute to the perceived validity of civilian and soldier deaths. By looking beyond the military to the cultural and political factors that shape policies, this book provides tools to understand how democracies really decide whose life is worth more.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Yagil LevyGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Whose Life Is Worth More?
Title: Whose Life Is Worth More?
Subtitle: Hierarchies of Risk and Death in Contemporary Wars
ISBN-10: 1503610330
EAN: 9781503610330
ISBN: 9781503610330
Release Date: 11/26/2019
Release Year: 2019
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Whose Life Is Worth More? : Hierarchies of Risk and Death in Contemporary Wars
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Subject: Public Policy / Military Policy, Human Rights, International Relations / General
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.9 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Yagil Levy
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
