The verdict of battle :: the law of victory and the making of modern war /
Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil h...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts. Today, war is considered a last resort for resolving disagreements. But a day of staged slaughter on the battlefield was once seen as a legitimate means of settling political disputes. James Whitman argues that pitched battle was essentially a trial with a lawful verdict. And when this contained form of battle ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. The Verdict of Battle explains why the ritualized violence of the past was more effective than modern warfare in bringing carnage to an end, and why humanitarian laws that cling to a notion of war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts. Belief that sovereigns could, by rights, wage war for profit made the eighteenth century battle's golden age. A pitched battle was understood as a kind of legal proceeding in which both sides agreed to be bound by the result. To the victor went the spoils, including the fate of kingdoms. But with the nineteenth-century decline of monarchical legitimacy and the rise of republican sentiment, the public no longer accepted the verdict of pitched battles. Ideology rather than politics became war's just cause. And because modern humanitarian law provided no means for declaring a victor or dispensing spoils at the end of battle, the violence of war dragged on. The most dangerous wars, Whitman asserts in this iconoclastic tour de force, are the lawless wars we wage today to remake the world in the name of higher moral imperatives. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (323 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Whitman, James Q., 1957- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgtd4gXQp3r8FxJHJ83cP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88174482 The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war / James Q. Whitman. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (323 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Includes bibliographical references and index. Why battles matter -- Accepting the wager of battle -- Laying just claim to the profits of war -- The monarchical monopolization of military violence -- Were there really rules? -- The death of pitched battle. Print version record. Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts. Today, war is considered a last resort for resolving disagreements. But a day of staged slaughter on the battlefield was once seen as a legitimate means of settling political disputes. James Whitman argues that pitched battle was essentially a trial with a lawful verdict. And when this contained form of battle ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. The Verdict of Battle explains why the ritualized violence of the past was more effective than modern warfare in bringing carnage to an end, and why humanitarian laws that cling to a notion of war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts. Belief that sovereigns could, by rights, wage war for profit made the eighteenth century battle's golden age. A pitched battle was understood as a kind of legal proceeding in which both sides agreed to be bound by the result. To the victor went the spoils, including the fate of kingdoms. But with the nineteenth-century decline of monarchical legitimacy and the rise of republican sentiment, the public no longer accepted the verdict of pitched battles. Ideology rather than politics became war's just cause. And because modern humanitarian law provided no means for declaring a victor or dispensing spoils at the end of battle, the violence of war dragged on. The most dangerous wars, Whitman asserts in this iconoclastic tour de force, are the lawless wars we wage today to remake the world in the name of higher moral imperatives. In English. War Moral and ethical aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145120 Combat Moral and ethical aspects. Battles Europe History 18th century. Military art and science Europe History 18th century. War (International law) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145141 Military ethics History 18th century. Military history 18th century. Military history, Modern 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085214 Guerre Aspect moral. Combat Aspect moral. Batailles Europe Histoire 18e siècle. Art et science militaires Europe Histoire 18e siècle. Guerre (Droit international) Morale militaire Histoire 18e siècle. Histoire militaire 18e siècle. POLITICAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh LAW International. bisacsh Battles fast Combat Moral and ethical aspects fast Military art and science fast Military ethics fast Military history fast War (International law) fast War Moral and ethical aspects fast Europe fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq 1700-1799 fast Multi-User. History fast has work: The verdict of battle (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGJFtqXV7KwvPBHKw4V7Xm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Druckausg.: Whitman, James Q. Verdict of battle. Print version: Whitman, James Q., 1957- Verdict of battle. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012 9780674067141 (DLC) 2012022176 (OCoLC)792887516 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=494493 Volltext |
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| title_full | The verdict of battle : the law of victory and the making of modern war / James Q. Whitman. |
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| topic | War Moral and ethical aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145120 Combat Moral and ethical aspects. Battles Europe History 18th century. Military art and science Europe History 18th century. War (International law) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145141 Military ethics History 18th century. Military history 18th century. Military history, Modern 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085214 Guerre Aspect moral. Combat Aspect moral. Batailles Europe Histoire 18e siècle. Art et science militaires Europe Histoire 18e siècle. Guerre (Droit international) Morale militaire Histoire 18e siècle. Histoire militaire 18e siècle. POLITICAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh LAW International. bisacsh Battles fast Combat Moral and ethical aspects fast Military art and science fast Military ethics fast Military history fast War (International law) fast War Moral and ethical aspects fast |
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