Download or read book Massacres and Morality written by Alex J. Bellamy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life.