Tyranny and Tyrannicide in World Politics

This book combines rigorous philosophical and ethical debates of the legitimacy of tyrannicide with historical analysis and contemporary case studies in foreign policy. It includes analyses of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi and examines the philosophy, ethics, legality, history, and politics of tyrannicide.

Summary

This book combines rigorous philosophical and ethical debates of the legitimacy of tyrannicide with historical analysis and contemporary case studies in foreign policy. It includes analyses of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi and examines the philosophy, ethics, legality, history, and politics of tyrannicide.

Product details

• Authors: S Brincat, S. Brincat
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780230391390
• ISBN: 978-0-230-39139-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Springer Palgrave Macmillan; Rethinking Political Violence
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science