{"product_id":"just-war-theory-9780814721872","title":"Just War Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable Again! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long before the \"shock and awe\" campaign against Iraq in March 2003, debates swarmed around the justifications of the U.S.-led 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?\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1991, in the wake of the first war against Iraq, \u003ci\u003eJust War Theory\u003c\/i\u003e 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 concerned with the provocations and costs of military action.\u003cbr\u003e Popular wisdom once claimed that notions of just war would become obsolete with the onset of \"total warfare,\" characterized by attacks on civilians and undiscriminating weapons of mass destruction. While the last decade has been ripe with brutality, just war theory is more critical than ever to the future of international relations and public discourse. This readable collection is an invaluable introduction to the debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Bethke Elshtain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.48w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814721872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElshtain, Jean Bethke:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJean Bethke Elshtain\u003c\/b\u003e is the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago. Among her many books are \u003ci\u003eJust War against Terror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen and War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43150674690163,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":56.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0c273723-65b2-4727-91bd-9ed6fafc131a.jpg?v=1750769434","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/just-war-theory-9780814721872","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}