Victims: Perceptions of Harm in Modern European War and Violence (The History and Theory of International Law)

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1. Introduction: On the Historicity of Victimhood
2. Recording, Documenting, Identifying (1800–​1914)
			Introduction
	State Pragmatism and Bureaucratic Recording of the Dead
			Avoiding Death: Hygiene and Statistics of War
			Changing Ways of Mourning and Identifying the Individual
3. Efforts in International Law: The “Civilization” of War (1864–​1977)
	Introduction
			The Humanization of War: Regulation and Experimentation
			Legitimate and Illegitimate Use of Violence
			Seeking Evidence: Violations of the Laws of War and the Emergence of 			Investigative Commissions
4. Wounded Bodies and the Battle for Recognition (1914–​1945)
			Introduction
			Medicine and the Hosts of the Disabled
			Material Compensation and the Symbolic Recognition of the Victim
5. Trauma and Morality (1945–​2015)
			Introduction
			Despised Victims: Victimology and the Emergence of Victims’ Rights
			Post-​Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Spread of Innocence
			Blocked Histories
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index