Of War and Law

by David Kennedy and David Kennedy

Book Overview

Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691128642
• ISBN13: 9780691128641
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"