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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782810503321

Autore

Bellamy Alex J. <1975->

Titolo

Fighting terror : ethical dilemmas / / Alex J. Bellamy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2008

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22012-4

1-84813-670-6

1-282-04871-6

9786612048715

1-84813-362-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

172/.42

Soggetti

Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects

Terrorism - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects

War - Moral and ethical aspects

Violence - Moral and ethical aspects

Terrorism, armed struggle

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-169) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ethics and war : an oxymoron? -- What's wrong with terrorism? -- A just war on terror? -- Is pre-emption legitimate? -- May we torture ticking-bomb terrorists? -- What comes next?

Sommario/riassunto

Fighting Terror analyses the ethical dilemmas that confront everyone in the war on terror. Arguing that this is as much a war of ideas as it is a military struggle, Alex Bellamy argues that fighting morally is essential in distancing the terrorized from the terrorists.