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Disarming Intervention traces the social, historical, and legal legitimization of non-lethal weapons in the United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction: On the Rise of Non-Lethality in Domestic and International Intervention

1 Locating Non-Lethality

2 Governmentality, Technology, and Security

3 The Conduct of Conflict: Historicizing Non-Lethality

4 Non-Lethality, Riot-Control, and the Governance of US Cities

5 “Softening Fires”: Non-Lethality in Vietnam

6 Tragic Consequence: University Unrest and the Ethico-Politics of Tragedy

7 Paper Traces: Towards a Genealogy of Non-Lethality

Conclusion: Articulations of Past and Present

Notes; References; Index

Disarming Intervention

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 15 December 2015
      ISBN-13 9780774828543
      978-0774828543
      ISBN-10 0774828544
      Also in:
      Peace studies and conflict resolution Politics and government Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Disarming Intervention traces the social, historical, and legal legitimization of non-lethal weapons in the United States.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: On the Rise of Non-Lethality in Domestic and International Intervention

      1 Locating Non-Lethality

      2 Governmentality, Technology, and Security

      3 The Conduct of Conflict: Historicizing Non-Lethality

      4 Non-Lethality, Riot-Control, and the Governance of US Cities

      5 “Softening Fires”: Non-Lethality in Vietnam

      6 Tragic Consequence: University Unrest and the Ethico-Politics of Tragedy

      7 Paper Traces: Towards a Genealogy of Non-Lethality

      Conclusion: Articulations of Past and Present

      Notes; References; Index

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