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Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world

Elshtain (social and political ethics, U. of Chicago) makes a case for the use of military force to combat terrorism. Aimed at political scientists and the interested general reader, the text begins with an analysis of the meanings embedded in the different ways in which the terrorist attacks of September 11 have been described. Other topics include the requirements for a "just war," the responses of academics and clerics to terrorism, and the responsibility of the United States to defend its ideals
eBook, English, ©2003
Basic Books, New York, ©2003
1 online resource (xi, 251 pages)
9780786723591, 9781282945371, 9786612945373, 0786723599, 1282945378, 6612945370
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What happened on September 11?
What is at stake?
What is a just war?
Is the war against terrorism just?
The academy responds to terror
Taking terrorists at their word
Where is the legacy of Niebuhr and Tillich?
The pulpit responds to terror
The problem with peace
Encountering Islamist fundamentalism
States and self-defense in a dangerous time
American power and responsibility
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