Chemical Weapons Taboo

Name: Chemical Weapons Taboo
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ISBN: 9780801473944

ISBN-10: 0801473942

ISBN-13: 9780801473944

Edition: 2007

Authors: Richard M. Price

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Richard M. Price asks why, among all the ominous technologies of weaponry throughout the history of warfare, chemical weapons carry a special moral stigma. Something more seems to be at work than the predictable resistance people have expressed to any new weaponry, from the crossbow to nuclear bombs. Perceptions of chemical warfare as particularly abhorrent have been successfully institutionalized in international proscriptions and, Price suggests, understanding the sources of this success might shed light on other efforts at arms control. To explore the origins and meaning of the chemical weapons taboo, Price presents a series of case studies from World War I through the Gulf War of…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 5/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English