Faith-Based War [[electronic resource] ] : From 9/11 to Catastrophic Success in Iraq

• Autore: Herbert T. Walter (Thomas Walter), <1938->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2009; London ; ; Oakville, CT : , : Equinox Pub. Ltd., , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 201.7273; 956.7044/31
• Soggetto topico: Executive power --United States; Iraq War, 2003-; United States --History, Military --Religious aspects; War --Religious aspects --Christianity; War - Christianity - Religious aspects - United States; Executive power; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Christianity; Religion; Philosophy & Religion
• Soggetto geografico: United States History, Military Religious aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-185) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Faith-Based War; Catastrophic Success; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Coda; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A faith-based policy governed key features of the American invasion of Iraq, including the choice of a self-defeating "Shock and Awe" strategy, and the grossly mismanaged occupation. A religious rationale likewise blinded devotees of the White House torture program to the predictable cost in American lives, and the damage to America's moral standing.The Bush administration embraced an imperialist Christian militarism that unites elements of classic Puritan tradition with the mythology of the Western frontier. Faith-Based War brings into focus this dangerous perversion of Christian teaching, an
• Titolo autorizzato: Faith-Based War
• ISBN: 1-315-71119-2; 1-317-49121-1; 1-84553-764-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784952203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religion and Violence