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UNINA9910824485403321 |
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Autore |
Bellamy Alex J. <1975-> |
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Titolo |
Fighting terror : ethical dilemmas / / Alex J. Bellamy |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-22012-4 |
1-84813-670-6 |
1-282-04871-6 |
9786612048715 |
1-84813-362-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects |
Terrorism - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects |
Violence - Moral and ethical aspects |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Moral and ethical aspects |
War - Moral and ethical aspects |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-169) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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