This interdisciplinary book aims to address the historical questions of what roles have civilians played in warfare and how has civilian participation changed over time? "Despite the widespread conviction that civilians should be treated differently than combatants in times of war, the contributors note that the distinction is rarely clear-cut. They examine the ways in which civilians are often caught up in wars, both inadvertently and through their wilful activities." Nicola Foote and Nadya Williams, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy