Just and Unjust Wars

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"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.

subjects: War,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Just war doctrine,  Warfare,  Morals,  Ethik,  Guerre juste,  Guerre,  Aspect moral,  Krieg,  Aspect social,  Relations internationales,  Fremder Feind,  Gerechter Krieg,  Philosophie,  Delitti di guerra,  Guerra,  Aspetti morali,  War, moral and ethical aspects,  Armed Conflicts,  * morale,  20e s.,  Histoire,  War--moral and ethical aspects,  U21.2 .w345 2015,  172/.42