Just War Against Terror: The Burden Of American Power In A Violent World
- ISBN-10
- 0786723599
- ISBN-13
- 9780786723591
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-04
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Author
- Jean Elshtain
Description
Jean Bethke Elshtain advocates "just war" in times of crisis and mounts a reasoned attack against the anti-war contingent in American intellectual life. Advocating an ethic of responsibility, Elshtain forces us to ask tough questions not only about the nature of terrorism, but about ourselves. This paperback edition features a new introduction by the author, addressing the Iraq war and other events in the Middle East.
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- 2003-04-14
- 262 pages
- Paperback
- Basic Books (AZ)
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