Just War Against Terror: The Burden Of American Power In A Violent World

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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