{"product_id":"syria-and-the-chemical-weapons-taboo-exploiting-the-forbidden-9781526104717","title":"Syria and the Chemical Weapons Taboo: Exploiting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyses the Syria crisis and the role of chemical weapons in relation to US foreign policy. The Syrian government's use of such weapons and their subsequent elimination has dominated the US response to the conflict, where these are viewed as particularly horrific arms - a repulsion known as the chemical taboo. On the surface, this would seem to be an appropriate reaction: these are nasty weapons and eradicating them would ostensibly comprise a 'good' move. But this book reveals two new aspects of the taboo that challenge this prevailing view. First, actors use the taboo strategically to advance their own self-interested policy objectives. Second, that applying the taboo to Syria has actually exacerbated the crisis. As such, this book not only provides a timely analysis of Syria, but also a major and original rethink of the chemical taboo, as well as international norms more widely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A provocative and original contribution to the fields of international relations, constructivism, security studies, civil war studies, US foreign policy and especially the study of norms in IR. I believe that the book will be a landmark study that will add greatly to the existing literature and will be discussed and debated for some time.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Jackson, Deputy Director at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS), University of Otago\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The chemical weapons taboo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A strategic taboo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Setting the redline\u003cbr\u003e3. Ghouta and ideological innovation\u003cbr\u003e4. Obama's taboo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: A failed taboo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Chemical weapons and false hierarchies\u003cbr\u003e6. Escalating the crisis\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040975061335,"sku":"9781526104717","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526104717.jpg?v=1750948459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/syria-and-the-chemical-weapons-taboo-exploiting-the-forbidden-9781526104717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}