Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer

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Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer

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Summary

Updated to incorporate the lessons of Operation Desert Storm, this work on the moral issues of war uses the testimony of participants, decision-makers and victims alike to examine how the "justice" of wars can be determined - and who bears responsibility for which acts.

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Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer

This classic work examines the issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war from the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre. . A classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our countrys leading philosophers, with a new introduction considering the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Just and Unjust Wars examines a variety of conflicts in order to understand exactly why, according to Walzer,the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity. Walzers classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this mornings headlines, and uses the testimony of participantsdecision makers and victims aliketo examine the moral issues of warfare.

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ISBN 13 9780465037018
ISBN 10 0465037011
Title Just and Unjust Wars
Author Michael Walzer
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Basic Books
Year published 1992-03-17
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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