Book Notes

Recently Received Books: War, War Crimes & Genocide

 

Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and

Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and
Human Well-Being
Edited by James D. White and Anthony J. Marsella

Lanham, MD: Roman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2007. 290pp.

* Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics

Terror, Insurgency and the State: Ending Protracted Conflicts

Terror, Insurgency and the State: Ending Protracted Conflicts
 Edited By Marianne Heiberg, Brendan O'Leary and, and John Tirman


Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007. 499pp.

* Cross-listed in Humanitarianism, Intervention & Terrorism

Born of War: Protecting Children of Sexual Violence Survivors in Conflict Zone

Born of War: Protecting Children of Sexual Violence Survivors
in Conflict Zones
Edited by R. Charli Carpenter


Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press. 2007. 243pp.

*Cross-listed in Women, Children & Gender

Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World

Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World
Edited by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson & Pamela Aall

Washington, D.C.: United States Institute of Peace Press. 2007.
726pp.

The Criminal Law of Genocide: International, Comparative and
Contextual Aspects
Edited by Ralph Henham and Paul Behrens

Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing. 2007. 283pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics

From the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to Holocaust Denial Trials

From the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to Holocaust Denial Trials:
Challenging the Media, Law and the Academy
Edited by Debra Kaufman, Gerald Herman, James Ross & David Phillips

Portland, OR: Vallentine Mitchell. 2007. 131pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics
Theory, Philosophy & History
Torture and Democracy

Torture and Democracy
By Darius Rejali

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2007. 849pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
Humanitarianism, Intervention, & Terrorism
Identity Matters

Identity Matters : Ethnic and Sectarian Conflict
Edited by James L. Peacock, Patricia M. Thornton & Patrick B. Inman

New York, NY: Berghahn Books. 2007. 244pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Arab-Israeli Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars

Arab-Israeli Military Forces
in an Era of Asymmetric Wars
By Anthony H. Cordesman

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 2008. 413pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East
War: Essays in Political Philosophy

War: Essays in Political Philosophy
Edited by Larry May

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 325pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History

Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security

Banning Landmines: Disarmament,
Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security
Edited by Jody Williams, Stephen D. Goose & Mary Wareham

Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2008. 327pp.

Global Vigilantes

Global Vigilantes
Edited by David Pratten & Atreyee Sen

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 2008. 448pp.

*Cross-listed in Theory, Philosophy & History
Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights
Conflict Management and African Politics: Ripeness, bargaining, and mediation

Conflict Management and African Politics:
Ripeness, bargaining, and mediation
Edited by Terrence Lyons & Gilbert M. Khadiagala

New York, NY: Routledge. 2008. 154pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional Focus on Africa & the Middle East

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