Democracy's blameless leaders
Subtitle: from Dresden to Abu Ghraib, how leaders evade accountability for abuse, atrocity, and killing
By: Neil James Mitchell
Publisher: New York University
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780814761441; 9780814763377; 9780814763384
Subjects: Democracy; Political leadership; Government accountability; Criminal liability (International law); Crimes against; Case studies; Atrocities; Civilians in war
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: The theory of the fall guy; title: Evading accountability; title: Amritsar; title: Dresden; title: Londonderry; title: Beirut; title: Baghdad; title: Baghdad to Basra; title: A tale of a few cities: better leaders, better institutions, or a better audience?