| Description |
viii, 336 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Readings in social and political theory |
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Readings in social and political theory.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Just war according to St Augustine / Paul Ramsey -- 2. Temperamenta belli : can was be controlled? / Michael Howard -- 3. Against 'Realism' / Michael Walzer -- 4. Threats, values, and defense : does the defense of values by force remain a moral possibility? / James Turner Johnson -- 5. Challenge of peace : God's promise and our response / US Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter -- 6. Challenge of war : a Christian realist perspective / William V. O'Brien -- 7. Can war be morally justified? The just war theory / Robert L. Holmes -- 8. Morality and survival in the nuclear age / Susan Khin Zaw -- 9. Reflections on war and political discourse : realism, just war, and feminism in the nuclear age / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- 10. Limits of allegiance in the nuclear age / Stephen Toulmin -- 11. On surviving justly : ethics and nuclear disarmament / Stanley Hauerwas -- 12. Epilogue : continuing implications of the just war tradition / Jean Bethke Elshtain. |
| Summary |
"Long before the 'shock and awe' campaign against Iraq in March 2003, debates swarmed around the justifications of the U.S.-led war to depose Saddam Hussein. While George W. Bush's administration declared a just war of necessity, opponents charged that it was a war of choice, and even opportunism. Behind the rhetoric lie vital questions: when is war just, and what means are acceptable even in the course of a just war? Originally published in 1991, in the wake of the first war against Iraq, Just War Theory explores this essential dilemma. With a new preface by the editor, the essays in this indispensable collection move beyond the theoretical origins of just war theory to examine issues faced by military strategists, politicians, social theorists, and anyone concerned with the provocations and costs of military action. Popular wisdom once claimed that notions of just war would become obsolete with the onset of 'total warfare, ' characterized by attacks on civilians and undiscriminating weapons of mass destruction. While the last decade has been ripe with brutality, just war theory is more critical than ever to the future of international relations and public discourse. This readable collection is an invaluable introduction to the debate"--Publisher description. |
| Processing Action |
Legacy 2017 UoY |
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Just war doctrine.
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Just war doctrine. (OCoLC)fst00985112
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Kriegsrecht Völkerrecht (DE-588)4165706-8
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Gerechter Krieg (DE-588)4136037-0
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Aufsatzsammlung (DE-588)4143413-4
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Christliche Ethik (DE-588)4069994-8
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Ética política.
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Guerra.
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Paz.
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| Added Author |
Elshtain, Jean Bethke, 1941-2013.
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| ISBN |
0814721869 (cloth) |
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9780814721865 (cloth) |
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0814721877 (pbk.) |
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9780814721872 (pbk.) |
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