Humane : How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War

Name: Humane : How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War
Brand: Verso Books

Verso Books

HumaneHow the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War\nAuthor(s): Samuel Moyn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Verso Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Verso Books\nISBN-13: 9781839766190, 978-1839766190\nSynopsis\nThe rise of American Empire has coincided with appeals for a more humane war. But what if efforts to make war more ethical-to ban torture and limit civilian casualties-have only shored up the military enterprise and made it sturdier? During this period the campaign to abolish wars has transformed into to opposing war crimes, with fateful consequences. The ramifications of this shift became apparent in the post-9/11 era. By that time, the US military had embraced the agenda of humane war, driven both by the availability of precision weaponry and the need to protect its image. The battle shifted from the streets to the courtroom, where the tactics of the war on terror were litigated but its foundational assumptions went without serious challenge. These trends on.