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As mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.

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Part 1 Claims and expectations: what's in a name?; tools of the trade; threats and promises. Part 2 Technologies, contexts and controls: weapons of minimal harm? assessing effects; on to the streets - examining major deployments of non-lethals; controlling evaluations - the prospects for prohibitions. Part 3 Case studies: CS sprays in Britain; gauging electroshock weapons; humanitarian interventions, humanitarian tools?. Conclusions and recommendations.

Nonlethal Weapons as Legitimising Forces

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/05/2003
      ISBN13: 9780714654409, 978-0714654409
      ISBN10: 071465440X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      As mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.

      Trade Review

      ' ... excellent book ...' - Survival



      Table of Contents
      Part 1 Claims and expectations: what's in a name?; tools of the trade; threats and promises. Part 2 Technologies, contexts and controls: weapons of minimal harm? assessing effects; on to the streets - examining major deployments of non-lethals; controlling evaluations - the prospects for prohibitions. Part 3 Case studies: CS sprays in Britain; gauging electroshock weapons; humanitarian interventions, humanitarian tools?. Conclusions and recommendations.

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