Record Nr.

UNINA9910450260203321

Autore

Gilbert Paul <1942->

Titolo

Terrorism, Security and Nationality [[electronic resource] ] : An Introductory Study in Applied Political Philosophy

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-134-87371-9

1-281-13436-8

9786611134365

0-203-00446-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Disciplina

303.6

363.3/2

363.32

Soggetti

National security

Nationalism

Political science

Terrorism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Terrorism and unjust war; MINDLESS VIOLENCE; UNJUST WAR; TARGETING THE INNOCENT; NON-COMBATANT IMMUNITY; TERRORIST OUTRAGES; Chapter 3 Terrorism and civil war; TERRORISM AND TYRANNICIDE; REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE; PROPER AUTHORITY; IRREGULAR WAR; CIVIL STRIFE; Chapter 4 Terrorism and political crime; THE STATUS OF TERRORISM; TERRORISM AS CRIME; POLITICAL CRIME; TERRORISM AND THE MODERN STATE; Chapter 5 Community and conflict; UNJUST WAR AND THE COMMUNITY; STATISM AND POLITICAL CRIME; COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

TERRORISM AND MODERNITYChapter 6 Reasons for violence; PICTURES OF VIOLENCE; ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE; REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE OF THE LEFT AND STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE; ETHICAL REVOLUTIONS; Chapter 7 Terrorism and nationality; THE

LIMITS OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE; SELF-DETERMINATION AND VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION; STATE AND COMMUNITY; INDEPENDENCE AND INJUSTICE; Chapter 8 Ethnicity and national identity; GROUNDS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY; ETHNIC NATIONALISM; CULTURALISM; CULTURE AND POWER; THE ETHICS OF NATIONALISM; Chapter 9 Terror and the state; A TU QUOQUE ARGUMENT; STATE TERRORISM

THE STATE AND SECURITYTHE FORGE OF LAW; Chapter 10 The violence of the state; GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; GENOCIDE; THE SUPPRESSION OF DISSENT; OPPRESSION AND REPRESSION; Chapter 11 The state's response to violence; THE DILEMMA OF THE STATE; MILITARY RESPONSES; CONCILIATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Terrorism, Security and Nationality shows how the ideas and techniques of political philosophy can be applied to the practical problems of terrorism, State violence and national identity. In doing so it clarifies a wide range of issues in applied political philosophy including ethics of war; theories of state and nation; the relationship between communities and nationalisms; human rightss and national security.Paul Gilbert identifies conflicting conceptiona of civil strife by different political communities and investigates notions of terrorism both as unjust war and as political