War of the Mines [Paperback]

Paul Davies (Author), Nic Dunlop (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0745308600 | ISBN-13: 978-0745308609 | Publication Date: December 1, 1994

War of the Mines is the first illustrated study of the impact of landmine warfare on communities in Cambodia. After several visits to the country, Davies and Dunlop have meticulously documented the history of landmine warfare in a country where, it is estimated, there are more landmines than there are people. This book focuses on one particular district, Rattanak Mondul in Battambang province - the region which has had one of the highest concentrations of landmines. Through hard-hitting, yet unsensational, photographs and the personal accounts of landmine victims and military personnel, War of the Mines offers a powerful description of the horrors of landmine warfare.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This volume is an extensive case study of the long-term impact of landmines as instruments of warfare. The authors document the military use of these weapons in Cambodia over several decades and urge the "demining" of the country as the major prerequisite to its development. While the report contains much sound technical data, its major focus remains the human cost of landmines, which it demonstrates through personal sketches and extensive photographic evidence. Its concluding chapters move the analysis to a global context, urging international funding for mine eradication and for revision of the international regulations on the manufacturing and trade of landmines. While it is a highly specialized volume, it does alert the world to the long-term human costs of landmines. Large public libraries and specialized academic libraries should consider.
James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

‘In this book, written with first-hand knowledge and a deep care for the Khmer people, (the author and photographer) show that Cambodia exemplifies a worldwide plague of suffering; and they propose what can be done to end the suffering. I cannot recommend their work too highly’-- John Pilger

 

‘The high photographic content will place the book in an althogether different genre of reporting than the landmine issue has so far received. It incorporates virtually all the esisting research done of the mine problem in Cambodia to date, as well as including original information’ --Ed Miles, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation

 

‘War of the Mines is a passionately detailed study of mines in a single country ... the most thorough account yet published of their effect on a civilian population ... a significant contribution to the growing awareness in the West of the peculiar perniciousness of these weapons’ --John Ryle, Times Literary Supplement

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Press (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745308600
• ISBN-13: 978-0745308609
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,846,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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