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Some of the topics discussed in the book, such as the use of violence against civilians, the desire to uphold human rights values while simultaneously employing brutal methods, and the dynamic of wars waged in the glare of the media, are of critical interest to scholars, lawyers, and government officials dealing with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those to come in the future.
Brian Drohan is a Major in the U.S. Army.
"Brutality in an Age of Human Rights links significant historical topics to recent conflict scenarios and legal developments. Brian Drohan raises important questions about the uses of massive force by democratic states in the context of counterinsurgency campaigns."
Michael Geyer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago:
"The much-touted myth of postwar British counterinsurgency as clean, honorable, and above all successful war tumbles first in Brian Drohan’s account. What follows, though, is truly eye-opening and worth sustained reflection and discussion in the military as much as in the human rights and humanitarian communities. The reality of counterinsurgency tainted even the well-intentioned. It most certainly overthrew any rationale that more and more brutal forms of violence would achieve victory. The three campaigns ended with having to give up what counterinsurgency was meant to preserve. Paradoxically, human rights as law and rhetoric gained, even if it achieved few of its humanitarian aims. A truly sobering inquiry!"
Huw Bennett, author of Fighting the Mau Mau:
""Brutality in an Age of Human Rights is a work of real historical originality and significance. This fascinating piece of scholarship substantially enhances our understanding of British counterinsurgency and the relationship between war and law.""
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