Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War A Moral and Historical Inquiry

Informationen zum Autor James Turner Johnson Klappentext In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Zusammenfassung In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Originally published in 1981. The Princet

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James Turner Johnson, James Johnson, Johnson James Turner
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2016
• Thema: Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Militärfahrzeuge, -flugzeuge, -schiffe; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Sonstiges
• EAN: 9780691640150
• ISBN: 978-0-691-64015-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 418
• Serie: Princeton Legacy Library > 2598; Princeton Legacy Library
• Themen: War, Civil War, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, military history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Law, Cold War, Politique, Ethics & moral philosophy, Containment, Combat, Ethics and moral philosophy, Reprisal, Pacifism, World War II, Disarmament, Modern warfare, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Peace and Conflict Studies, World War I, Hugo Grotius, jus ad bellum, Total War, Theodicy, military occupation, Warfare, law of war, Duel, puritans, Good and evil, militarism, Insurgency, Polemic, doctrine, just war theory, Proxy War, Nuclear Warfare, guerrilla warfare, Anti-Communism, Combatant, military theory, Christian pacifism, Prisoner of War, Superiority (short story), Aftermath of World War II, Religious war, Counter-Insurgency, Right of self-defense, Just and Unjust Wars, On War, Invincible ignorance (Catholic theology), Balance of terror, War effort, Rebuke, strategic bombing, limited war, Belligerent, People's War, Wars of national liberation, Realism (international relations), Military threat, Albigensian Crusade, Defensive war, European wars of religion, Military necessity, Enemy combatant, Absolute war, Decretalist, Trial by combat, articles of war, On Guerrilla Warfare, Armed neutrality, jus gentium, Legitimate military target, Popular Army (Iraq)