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UNINA9910779240603321 |
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Autore |
Totten Mark <1974-> |
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Titolo |
First strike [[electronic resource] ] : America, terrorism, and moral tradition / / Mark Totten |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (vi, 218 p.)) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States |
Just war doctrine |
War - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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The turn toward prevention -- "Against our traditions"? -- Just war at home in America -- Early modern rivals -- Anticipation in a state of nature -- Evolution and eclipse -- Revision -- Behind Webster's rule -- Beyond Webster's rule. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Can the use of force first against a less-than-imminent threat be both morally acceptable and consistent with American values? In this timely book Mark Totten offers the first in-depth, historical examination of the use of preemptive and preventive force through the lens of the just war tradition.Although critical of the American incursion into Iraq as a so-called "preemptive war," Totten argues that the new terrorist threat nonetheless demands careful consideration of when the first use of force is legitimate. The moral tradition, he concludes, provides a principled way forward that reconciles American values and the demands of security. |
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