| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
a critical examination |
| Author: |
CalhounLaurie., |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
c2013 |
| Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Twenty-first century perspectives on war, peace, and human conflict |
| Subject: |
War (Philosophy) - |
| Subject: |
Just war doctrine. - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294630An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
"War and Delusion" offers a fresh look at just war theory, which has dominated normative thought about war for centuries. This work examines the cultural milieu in which the just war paradigm arose and asks whether 'just war' rationalizations today constitute sound justifications or function rather as pro-military propaganda. By delving beneath the surface of the official stories written by victors to examine war's real effects b7 smoral, psychological, and physical-- upon both the perpetrators and the victims, "War and Delusion" reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. |
| ISBN: |
9781137294630electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1137294639electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Self-defense and war The triumph of just war rhetoric Truth and consequences Bombs and charity The other side of the story (neglected perspectives) Real leaders Real soldiers The moral fog of war Democracy, human rights, and war Why we (continue to) fight. |