A New Generation Draws the Line - 'Humanitarian' Intervention and the Standards of the West

Informationen zum Autor Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. Klappentext How do we understand the ethics of humanitarian intervention in today's world? After Western intervention in Libya's civil war this new edition of A New Generation Draws the Line provides timely answers. In a new chapter on recent interventions Chomsky dissects the meaning of the 'right to protect' principle. Other chapters examine the West's uses and abuses of 'humanitarian intervention' including detailed studies of East Timor and Kosovo.The actions of Muammar Gaddafi and the trial of Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic have energised narratives about the role of the 'civilised' West. In this book, Chomsky deploys his forensic method - asking the difficult questions the West would prefer to avoid. Zusammenfassung Deftly exposes the hypocrisy and double-speak of those who use 'humanitarian intervention' as a cover for imperial policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Intentional Ignorance and its Uses "Green Light" for War Crimes Kosovo in Retrospect Human Rights in the New Millennium Acknowledgements

Product details

• Authors: Noam Chomsky
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780745332345
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3234-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 190 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, US imperialism; Western humanitarianism; Chomsky