{"product_id":"marque-and-reprisal-kenneth-b-moss-9780700627752","title":"Marque and Reprisal: The Spheres of Public and Private War","description":"\"Letters of marque\" might suggest privateers of the Elizabethan era or the American Revolution. But such conventions are duly covered in the US Constitution, and the private military instruments they sanction are very much at work today in the form of mercenaries and military contractors. A history of such practices up to the present day, \u003ci\u003eMarque and Reprisal\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenneth B. Moss offers unique insight into the role of private actors in military conflicts and the reason they are increasingly deployed in our day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with an overview of mercenaries and privateers, \u003ci\u003eMarque and Reprisal\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive history of the \"marque and reprisal\" clause in the US Constitution, reminding us that it is not as arcane as it seems and arguing that it is not a license for all forms of undeclared war. Within this historical context Moss explains why governments and states have sought control over warfare and actors--and why private actors have reappeared in force in recent conflicts. He also looks ahead to the likelihood that cyberwar will become an important venue for \"private warfare.\" Moss wonders if international law will be up to the challenges of private military actors in the digital realm. Is international law, in fact, equipped to meet the challenges increasingly presented in our day by such extramilitary activity? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA government makes no more serious decision than whether to resort to military force and war; and when doing so, Moss suggests, it should ensure that such actions are accountable, not on the sly, and not decided in the marketplace. \u003ci\u003eMarque and Reprisal\u003c\/i\u003e should inform future deliberations and decisions on that count.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth B. Moss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700627758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700627752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"Kenneth B. Moss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925721350399,"sku":"9780700627752","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4f44651d-c71b-466e-b7e4-42eaaed2438a.jpg?v=1681078958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marque-and-reprisal-kenneth-b-moss-9780700627752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}