Description for Ethics Of War
Paperback. Drawing on examples from the history of warfare from the Crusades to the present day, this text explores the limits and possibilities of the moral regulation of war. It focuses on the tension which exist between war and morality. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Drawing on examples from the history of warfare from the Crusades to the present day, The ethics of war explores the limits and possibilities of the moral regulation of war. While resisting the commonly held view that ‘war is hell’, A. J. Coates focuses on the tensions which exist between war and morality. The argument is conducted from a just war standpoint, though the moral ambiguity and mixed record of that tradition is acknowledged and the dangers which an exaggerated view of the justice or moral worth of war poses are underlined.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719040467
SKU
V9780719040467
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Ref
99-15
About A.j. Coates
A.J. Coates is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Reading -- .
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