Amoral communities: collective crimes in time of war

"This book shows how amoral communities - places where wartime violence against civilians is both tolerated and justified by the respective authorities - are created when the complementary processes of the exclusion of moderates and the production of borders connect ethnicity or other cultural...

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Main Author: Dragojević, Mila (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Further subjects:B Civilians in war Violence against (Guatemala)
B Ethnic conflict
B Political Violence (Guatemala) History 20th century
B Civilians in war Violence against (Uganda)
B History
B Political Violence (Croatia) History 20th century
B War and crime
B Ethnic conflict (Croatia) History 20th century
B War and crime (Uganda) History 20th century
B Civilians in war Violence against (Croatia)
B POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Genocide & War Crimes
B War and crime (Guatemala) History 20th century
B Political Violence
B Guatemala
B Uganda
B Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 (Croatia)
B Political Violence (Uganda) History 20th century
B War and crime (Croatia) History 20th century
B Croatia
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Summary:"This book shows how amoral communities - places where wartime violence against civilians is both tolerated and justified by the respective authorities - are created when the complementary processes of the exclusion of moderates and the production of borders connect ethnicity or other cultural identity with political orientation on the local level"--
The making of amoral communities -- Evidence of amoral communities -- The exclusion of moderates -- The production of borders -- Memories and violence -- Violence against civilians as a political strategy.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 197 pages), illustration, maps
ISBN:1501739832