Resisting the Bombing of Civilians: Challenges from a Public Criminology of State Crime

In this article the author discusses aspects of the aerial bombing of civilian populations, state criminality, and the commission of state crimes. The article examines the normalization of the aerial bombing of non-combatants, challenges the political immunity of such actions, and looks at areas whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kramer, Ronald C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Social justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 3, Pages: 78-97
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
World War II
Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
State crimes
Aerial bombing
Civilian war casualties
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Summary:In this article the author discusses aspects of the aerial bombing of civilian populations, state criminality, and the commission of state crimes. The article examines the normalization of the aerial bombing of non-combatants, challenges the political immunity of such actions, and looks at areas where these state crimes occur. Also discussed is the evolution of the campaigns of aerial bombing of civilians which became a commonplace occurrence during the Spanish Civil War and during the Second World War.