Terrorism and counter-terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : ethics and liberal democracy / / Seumas Miller

• Autore: Miller Seumas
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism; Terrorism - Prevention; Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-214) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The varieties of terrorism -- Defining terrorism -- Terrorism and collective responsibility -- Terrorism-as-crime -- Terrorism, war and states of emergency -- Torture -- Bioterrorism and the dual-use dilemma.
• Sommario/riassunto: Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind--with blind, destructive violence? For that matter, are all civilians truly "innocent"? The answers are not always so simple. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of terrorism
• Titolo autorizzato: Terrorism and counter-terrorism
• ISBN: 1-282-00742-4; 9786612007422; 1-4443-0283-3; 1-4443-0284-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822618303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series