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UNINA9910452081903321 |
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Titolo |
Philosophical perspectives on the "War on Terrorism" / / edited by Gail M. Presbey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; New York : , : Rodopi, , 2007 |
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ISBN |
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94-012-0435-7 |
1-4356-1451-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (528 p.) |
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Collana |
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Value inquiry book series ; ; 188 |
Philosophy of peace |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Political aspects |
Buddhism and politics |
Ethics |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION / Gail M. Presbey -- THE NEW REIGN OF TERROR: THE POLITICS OF DEFINING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM / William C. Gay -- ENFORCED HOMOGENEITY OR MUTUAL DIFFERENCE? LUCE IRIGARAY, THE WAR ON TERRORISM, AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE / Jennifer L. Eagan -- RESPONSIBILITY AND/IN CRISIS / Dianna Taylor -- JIHAD OR THE BELOVED COMMUNITY? BENJAMIN R. BARBER ON TERRORISM AND GLOBAL DEMOCRACY / Mar Peter-Raoul -- VIOLENCE, POWER, AND IDENTITY: WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF TERRORISM? / Richard Peterson -- CRISIS, TERROR, AND TYRANNY: ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC LOGIC OF EMPIRE / Peter Amato -- BUSH’S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY: A CRITIQUE OF UNITED STATES’ NEO-IMPERIALISM / William C. Gay -- WOULD THE UNITED STATES DOCTRINE OF PREVENTIVE WAR BE JUSTIFIED AS A UNITED NATIONS DOCTRINE? / Harry van der Linden -- IS THE UNITED STATES-LED OCCUPATION OF IRAQ PART OF THE “WAR ON TERROR”? / Gail M. Presbey -- THE MORTAL GOD TO WHICH WE OWE OUR PEACE AND DEFENSE / D. R. |
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Koukal -- CONSEQUENTIALISM, NEGATIVE RESPONSIBILITY, AND SACRIFICE: MORAL DILEMMAS POSED BY THE POSTSEPTEMBER 11TH “SHOOTDOWN” POLICY / Edward J. Grippe -- JESSICA LYNCH: MULTIPLE IMAGES, MULTIPLE REALITIES / Laura Duhan Kaplan -- RUSSIA, CHECHNYA, AND THE GLOBAL WAR AGAINST TERRORISM / Oidinposha Imamkhodjaeva -- ETHICS OF TERRORISM AND THE CASE OF COLOMBIA / Joseph C. Kunkel -- TERRORISM AND DETERRENT VIOLENCE: A CRITIQUE OF ISRAEL’S JUSTIFICATION OF MILITARY VIOLENCE / Rob Gildert -- THE ROLE OF CENTRAL ASIA IN THE “WAR AGAINST TERRORISM” / Oidinposha Imamkhodjaeva -- SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH WAR AND PEACE: FROM PARADOX TO OPPORTUNITY / Harry Anastasiou and Robert Gould -- DILEMMAS OF INTERVENTION: HUMAN RIGHTS AND NEO-COLONIALISM / Richard Peterson -- WAR AND PEACE IN CHRISTIAN TRADITION: WHY I AM AN ENGAGED CHRISTIAN PACIFIST / John David Geib -- EMMANUEL LEVINAS: FROM “INNOCENT VIOLENCES” TO THE ETHICAL “JUST WAR” / Wendy C. Hamblet -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- VIBS. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book responds to the Bush Administration position on the “war on terror.” It examines preemption within the context of “just war”; justification for the United States-led invasion of Iraq, with some authors charging that its tactics serve to increase terror; global terrorism; and concepts such as reconciliation, Islamic identity, nationalism, and intervention. |
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