Just and Unjust Wars
Just and Unjust Wars
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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.| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780465037018 |
| ISBN 10 | 0465037011 |
| Titre | Just and Unjust Wars |
| Auteur | Michael Walzer |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Basic Books |
| Année de publication | 1992-03-17 |
| Nombre de pages | 400 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |