Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations (Basic Books Classics)

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UPC:
9780465037056
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
1/21/2000
Author:
Michael Walzer
Language:
english
Edition:
3rd
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This classic work examines the issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war from the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre. A revised and updated classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our country's leading philosophers. Just and Unjust Wars examines a variety of conflicts in order to understand exactly why, according to Walzer, the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity. Walzer's classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this morning's headlines, and uses the testimony of participants-decision makers and victims alike-to examine the moral issues of warfare.