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Targeting civilians in war

Title
Targeting civilians in war / Alexander B. Downes.
Author
Downes, Alexander B., 1969-
Publication
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

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Description
ix, 315 p.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Cornell studies in security affairs
Subjects
Note
  • Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2004.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Defining and explaining civilian victimization -- Statistical tests : civilian victimization, mass killing, and civilian casualties in interstate wars -- The starvation blockades of World War I : Britain and Germany -- Strategic bombing in World War II : the firebombing of Japan and the blitz -- Guerrilla warfare, counterinsurgency, and civilian victimization : the second Anglo-Boer War -- Territorial annexation and civilian victimization : the founding of the state of Israel, 1947-49 -- Negative cases : why civilian victimization doesn't happen.
Call Number
JFE 08-4839
ISBN
  • 9780801446344 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0801446341 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007040729
OCLC
174040195
Author
Downes, Alexander B., 1969-
Title
Targeting civilians in war / Alexander B. Downes.
Imprint
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Series
Cornell studies in security affairs
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 08-4839
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