@article{825219,
      recid = {825219},
      author = {Dowdall, Alex, and Horne, John,},
      title = {Civilians under siege from Sarajevo to Troy /},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      note = {Proceedings of an international conference organized by  the Centre for War Studies, Trinity College, Dublin.},
      abstract = {This edited volume analyses siege warfare as a discrete  type of military engagement, in the face of which civilians  are particularly vulnerable. Siege warfare is a form of  combat that has always had devastating effects on civilian  populations. From the near-contemporary Siege of Sarajevo  to the real and mythical sieges of the ancient  Mediterranean, this has been a recurring type of military  engagement which, through bombardment, starvation, disease  and massacre, places non-combatants at the heart of battle.  To date, however, there has been little recognition of the  effects of siege warfare on civilians. This edited volume  addresses this gap. Using a distinctive regressive method,  it begins with the present and works backwards, avoiding  teleological interpretations that suggest the targeting of  civilians in war is a modern phenomenon. Its contributors  interrogate civilians’ roles during sieges, both as victims  and active participants; the laws and customs of siege  warfare; its place in historical memory, and the ways  civilian survivors have dealt with trauma. Its scope and  content ensure that the collection is essential reading for  all those interested in the place of civilians in war.  Chapter 2 of this book is available open access under a CC  BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/825219},
}