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Autore |
Jones Charles A. <1949-, > |
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Titolo |
More than just war : narratives of the just war and military life / / Charles A. Jones |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-67715-1 |
0-203-38788-0 |
1-299-31969-6 |
1-136-67708-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War and literature |
Just war doctrine - History |
War - Moral and ethical aspects |
War stories - History and criticism |
Military ethics |
Soldiers in literature |
War in literature |
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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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Not just war -- Shakespeare's Henry V -- Dissonant revival -- Lawyers -- Eclecticism -- American doctrines -- From tradition to formula -- Theological foundations -- War stories -- Ways of war: Scott and Cooper -- The battlefield: The Red badge of courage -- Irregular warfare: Scapegoats of empire -- Espionage: Mr. Standfast -- Terrorism: The dynamiter and the secret agent -- The professional: Colonel Blimp -- Conscripts: Paul Berlin and Billy Pilgrim -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book raises questions about the just war tradition through a critical examination of its revival and by juxtaposing it with a literary phenomenology of war.??????????????????????????????????????? Recent public debate about war has leaned heavily on a just-war tradition dating back many centuries. This book examines the recent revival of that tradition in the United States and Britain, arguing that it is less coherent and |
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