Justifying America's wars : the conduct and practice of US military intervention / / Nicholas Kerton-Johnson

• Autore: Kerton-Johnson Nicholas.
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033573
• Soggetto topico: Intervention (International law); Just war doctrine; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Kosovo War, 1998-1999; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Iraq War, 2003-2011
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy; United States Military policy Case studies
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Setting the context: Intervention and norms in international society; 3 The Gulf War; 4 The Kosovo intervention; 5 The intervention in Afghanistan; 6 The Iraq War; 7 Conclusion; Afterword: President Obama's discourse on Iran; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the justifications for, and practice of, war by the US since 1990, and examines four case studies: the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. The author undertakes an examination of presidential speeches and public documents from this period to determine the focal points on which the respective presidents based their rhetoric for war. The work then examines the practice of war in the light of these justifications to determine whether changes in justifications correlate with changes in practice. In particular, the justificatory discourse finds four key themes that
• Titolo autorizzato: Justifying America's wars
• ISBN: 1-135-16934-9; 1-135-16935-7; 1-282-78227-4; 9786612782275; 0-203-86167-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785267603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary security studies.