Whose Life Is Worth More?: Hierarchies of Risk and Death in Contemporary Wars

by Yagil Levy

Modern democracies face tough life-and-death choices in armed conflicts. Chief among them is how to weigh the value of soldiers' lives against those of civilians on both sides. The first of its kind, Whose Life Is Worth More? reveals that how these decisions are made is much more nuanced than conventional wisdom suggests. When these states are entangled in prolonged conflicts, hierarchies emerge and evolve to weigh the value of human life.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503606821
• ISBN13: 9781503606821
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"