More than just war : narratives of the just war and military life / / Charles A. Jones

• Autore: Jones Charles A. <1949-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.93358
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 comprehensive as an approach to the ethical issues arising from war than is generally supposed, and that it is inconsistent in important ways with the theology on whic
• Titolo autorizzato: More than just war
• ISBN: 1-136-67715-1; 0-203-38788-0; 1-299-31969-6; 1-136-67708-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792046503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Interventions (Routledge (Firm))