Just and Unjust Wars

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POLITICS / PHILOSOPHY
This classic Work of political ethics radically reconfigured the way that we think about war. From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the morál issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war. He studies a variety of conflicts over the course of history, as well as the testimony of those who have been most directly involved—participants, decision makers, and victims. In his new introduction, he specifically addresses the morál issues surrounding the war in and occupation of Iraq. In this new edition, Walzer reminds us that "the argument about war and justice is still a political and morál necessity."
"Walzer has written one of the most significant modern restatements of just war thinking. It should be studied by anyone interested in stemming the Machiavellian/Kissingerian tide of the times."
— THE NATION
"A passionate defense of the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

POLITICS / PHILOSOPHY
This classic Work of political ethics radically reconfigured the way that we think about war. From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the morál issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war. He studies a variety of conflicts over the course of history, as well as the testimony of those who have been most directly involved—participants, decision makers, and victims. In his new introduction, he specifically addresses the morál issues surrounding the war in and occupation of Iraq. In this new edition, Walzer reminds us that "the argument about war and justice is still a political and morál necessity."
"Walzer has written one of the most significant modern restatements of just war thinking. It should be studied by anyone interested in stemming the Machiavellian/Kissingerian tide of the times."
— THE NATION
"A passionate defense of the old principle of noncombatant
immunity [
-le] is both thorough and persuasive in his exploration
of a very intricate subject." —WASHINGTON POST
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"A clear, humane and startlingly originál survey of the morál issues that complicate modern war-thinking."
—ATLANTIC MONTHLY
MICHAEL WA L Z E R is professor of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J., and the author of many widely heralded books, including Spheres of Justice, Exodus and Revolution, and The Company of Critics, all available from Basic Books. Vissza