Just War Theory Pb (Readings in Social & Political Theory) By Jean Bethke Elsht

Just War TheoryAuthor(s): Jean Bethke Elshtain\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814721872, 978-0814721872\nSynopsis\nAvailable Again!\nLong before the \""shock and awe\"" campaign against Iraq in March 2003, debates swarmed around the justifications of the [url] war to depose Saddam Hussein. While George W. Bush's administration declared a just war of necessity, opponents charged that it was a war of choice, and even opportunism. Behind the rhetoric lie vital questions: when is war just, and what means are acceptable even in the course of a just war?\nOriginally published in 1991, in the wake of the first war against Iraq, Just War Theory explores this essential dilemma. With a new preface by the editor, the essays in this indispensable collection move beyond the theoretical origins of just war theory to examine issues faced by military strategists, politicians, social theorists, and anyone concern.