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The Reith Lectures: Civilians and War

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10/07/2018 GMT

Civilians and War

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How civilians have been deliberately targeted and why women are singled out in mass rapes

How civilians have been deliberately targeted, used as slaves and why women are singled out in mass rapes.

Margaret MacMillan dissects the relationship between war and the civilian. Recorded in Beirut, she looks back at the city’s violent past and discusses the impact of war on civilians. She explores how civilians have been deliberately targeted, used as slaves and why women are still often singled out in mass rapes. And she addresses the proposition that human beings are becoming less, not more violent.
 
The lectures are recorded in front of an audience and have a question and answer session. They are chaired by journalist and historian Anita Anand.

(Illustration: Civilians in a city with war planes flying overhead. Credit: Greg Smith)

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