Just and unjust wars :
Walzer, Michael
Just and unjust wars : a moral argument with historical illustrations Michael Walzer - 5th ed. - New York : Basic Books, c2015. - xxxii, 381 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-365) and index.
"First published in 1977 and now brought up to the present with a new preface and postscript, this classic work by political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight. Reaching from the Athenian attack on Melos to the Mai Lai massacre, to Afghanistan and beyond, Walzer mines historical accounts and the testimony of participants, decision-makers, and victims to explain when war is justified and what ethical limitations apply to those who wage it."--Back cover.
9780465052714 0465052711
2015010999
War
War--Moral and ethical aspects
Just war doctrine
172.42 WA JU
Just and unjust wars : a moral argument with historical illustrations Michael Walzer - 5th ed. - New York : Basic Books, c2015. - xxxii, 381 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-365) and index.
"First published in 1977 and now brought up to the present with a new preface and postscript, this classic work by political philosopher Michael Walzer examines the moral issues that arise before, during, and after the wars we fight. Reaching from the Athenian attack on Melos to the Mai Lai massacre, to Afghanistan and beyond, Walzer mines historical accounts and the testimony of participants, decision-makers, and victims to explain when war is justified and what ethical limitations apply to those who wage it."--Back cover.
9780465052714 0465052711
2015010999
War
War--Moral and ethical aspects
Just war doctrine
172.42 WA JU