Book Notes

Recently Received Books: War, War Crimes & Genocide

 

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

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
Administration of Torture

Administration of Torture
By Jameel Jaffer & Amrit Singh

New York, NY: Columbia Unversity Press. 2007. 374pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics
The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice, the Courts, and the War on Terror

The Enemy Combatant Papers: American Justice,
the Courts, and the War on Terror
Edited By Karen J. Greenberg & Joshua L. Dratel

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 2008. 1008pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics
Making Waves: Worldwide Social Movements, 1750-2005

Making Waves: Worldwide Social Movements, 1750-2005
Edited by William G. Martin

Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. 2008. 217pp.

*Cross-listed in Globalization, Labor & Economic Rights

Waginr War, Making Peace: Reparations and Human Rights

Waging War, Making Peace:
Reparations and Human Rights
Edited by Barbara Rose Johnston & Susan Slyomovics

Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. 2009. 272pp.

*Cross-listed in Humanitarianism, Intervention, & Terrorism
The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism

The Israeli Secret Services and the Struggle Against Terrorism
By Ami Pedahzur

New York, NY.: Columbia University Press. 2009. 215pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East
Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice: Volume II Model Code of Criminal Procedure

Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice:
Volume II Model Code of Criminal Procedure
Edited by Vivienne O'Connor & Colette Rausch

Washington, DC: US Institute of Peace Press. 2008. 554pp.

*Cross-listed in International Law & Ethics
Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide

Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide
By Michael J. Kelly

Westport, CT: Praeger Security International. 2008. 181pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East
The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays

The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays
By Robert Fisk

New York, NY: Nation Books. 2008. 522pp.

*Cross-listed in Regional: Africa & the Middle East
& International Law & Ethics

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