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Syria and the Chemical Weapons Taboo
Michelle Bentley
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Description for Syria and the Chemical Weapons Taboo
Hardback. Focusing on the Syria crisis, this book challenges the arguments in favour of the chemical weapons taboo, demonstrating how it can exacerbate a conflict. Series Editor(s): Guittet, Emmanuel-Pierre; Lawler, Peter. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1KBB; JPS; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
This 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 ... Read more
This 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
New Approaches to Conflict Analysis
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526104717
SKU
V9781526104717
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About Michelle Bentley
Michelle Bentley is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London -- .
Reviews for Syria and the Chemical Weapons Taboo
'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.' Richard Jackson, Deputy Director ... Read more