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Just War : The Just War Tradition: Ethics in Modern Warfare by Charles Guthrie and Michael Quinlan (2007, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWalker & Company

ISBN-100802717039

ISBN-139780802717030

eBay Product ID (ePID)102806703

Product Key Features

Book TitleJust War : the Just War Tradition: Ethics in Modern Warfare

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicEthics & Moral Philosophy, General, Political

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy, History

AuthorCharles Guthrie, Michael Quinlan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal172.42

SynopsisAn important, timely book on the morality of armed conflicts in the twenty-first century. Every society and every period of history has had to face the reality of war. War inevitably yields situations in which the normal ethical rules of society have to be overridden. The Just War tradition has evolved over the centuries as a careful endeavour to impose moral discipline and humanity on resort to war and in its waging, and the tradition deserves our attention now as much as ever. Just War traces the origin and nature of the tradition from its roots in Christian thinking and provides a clear summary of its principles, which are accessible to all beliefs. As the circumstances and necessities of war have changed over time, so too have the practical interpretations of the tradition. Drawing examples from Kosovo, Afghanistan and the wars in Iraq, Charles Guthrie and Michael Quinlan look at the key concepts in relation to modern armed conflict. The tradition sets rational limits and respects the adversary's humanity amid the chaos of war, and provides systematic questions which governments and armed forces must ask themselves before they engage in war. This short but powerful book is a timely re-examination of its tenets and their relevance in the twenty-first century, setting out the case for a workable and credible moral framework for modern war before, while and after it is waged.