LEADER 04565nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910814687703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-08761-4 010 $a9786612087615 010 $a1-4008-2517-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400825172 035 $a(CKB)1000000000756326 035 $a(EBL)445483 035 $a(OCoLC)367682316 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174000 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10239555 035 $a(PQKB)10187223 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36050 035 $a(DE-B1597)446415 035 $a(OCoLC)979629086 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400825172 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL445483 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284141 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC445483 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000756326 100 $a20020730d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRomantics at war $eglory and guilt in the age of terrorism /$fGeorge P. Fletcher 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, NJ $cPrinceton University Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-00651-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-239) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPreface -- $tCHAPTER ONE: War's Appeal -- $tCHAPTER TWO: Irreconcilable Conflicts -- $tCHAPTER THREE: Collective Crime -- $tCHAPTER FOUR: The Guilt of Nations -- $tCHAPTER FIVE: Individuals at War -- $tCHAPTER SIX: Guilty Relations -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN: Romantic Perversions -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT: Distributing Guilt -- $tCHAPTER NINE: Shadows of the Past -- $tCHAPTER TEN: Living with Guilt -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aAmerica is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice. We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism. George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans--for so many years cynical about war--have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt. Fletcher opens with unsettling questions about the nature of terrorism, war, and justice, showing how dangerously slippery the concepts can be. He argues that those sympathetic to war are heirs to the ideals of Byron, Fichte, and other Romantics in their belief that nations--not just individuals--must uphold honor and be held accountable for crimes. Fletcher writes that ideas about collective glory and guilt are far more plausible and widespread than liberal individualists typically recognize. But as he traces the implications of the Romantic mindset for debates about war crimes, treason, military tribunals, and genocide, he also shows that losing oneself in a grand cause can all too easily lead to moral catastrophe. A work of extraordinary intellectual power and relevance, the book will change how we think not only about world events, but about the conflicting individualist and collective impulses that tear at all of us. 606 $aWar$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aWar and society$zUnited States 606 $aWar (International law) 606 $aRomanticism 606 $aJust war doctrine 606 $aJustice 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aGuilt 615 0$aWar$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aWar and society 615 0$aWar (International law) 615 0$aRomanticism. 615 0$aJust war doctrine. 615 0$aJustice. 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aGuilt. 676 $a172/.42 686 $aCC 7600$2rvk 700 $aFletcher$b George P$0233694 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814687703321 996 $aRomantics at war$93978959 997 $aUNINA