War and State Terrorism: The United States, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific in the Long Twentieth Century

by Alvin Y. So and Mark Selden

Book Overview

Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia in the past century, this groundbreaking volume is the first to explore systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, which routinely exclude their own behavior, the book focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. This rare comparative perspective examines the ways in which state terror leads to civilian casualties,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742523918
• ISBN13: 9780742523913
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"