Just and Unjust Wars
A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
$33.36
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2015
Summary
Just and Unjust Wars forever changed the way we think about the ethics of conflict. 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, decisio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465052714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0465052711 |
| Author: | Michael Walzer |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 375g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 28mm |
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“One of the most significant modern restatements of just-war thinking.”– p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #454545}Nation
“A passionate defense of the old principle of non-combatant immunity…. Walzer is both thorough and persuasive in his exploration of a very intricate subject.”–Washington Post
“A classic in the field.”–New York Times
“A clear, humane, and startingly original survey of the moral issues that complicate modern war-making.”–Atlantic
“A magnificent book, an honor to its writer…a book that makes for a return of civilized discussion of the question of the morality of war.”–New York Review of Books
“One of the most significant modern restatements of just-war thinking.”–Nation
About The Author
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is professor emeritus of social science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, and the author of many widely heralded books, including Spheres of Injustice, Exodus and Revolution, and The Company of Critics.
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