The nature of war changes continually, and the moral questions posed by one form of war often turn out to be less pressing in another, which in turn introduces its own particular quandaries.
An edition of Morality and Contemporary Warfare
(1999)
Morality & contemporary warfare
by James Turner Johnson
Share
×Close
"When is the use of military force by a nation morally justified? Why has the long accepted moral requirement to protect civilians from intentional attack eroded in recent years? How can the tendency toward unrestrained warfare between parties with major cultural differences be controlled? In this book, James Turner Johnson refocuses the moral analysis of war on the real problems of today's armed conflicts.
Moral debates about nuclear war and annihilation fail to address the problems of actual contemporary uses of military force, Johnson argues. We must address the type of armed conflict that has emerged at the end of the twentieth century: local wars - often inflamed by historical, ethnic, or religious animosities and usually fought with conventional weapons that can be carried by individual fighters."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
War, moral and ethical aspects, Military art and science, Moral and ethical aspects, Low-intensity conflicts (Military science), War, Guerre, Aspect moral, Conflits de basse intensité, POLITICAL SCIENCE, General, Oorlogvoering, Ethische aspecten, Military & Naval Science, Law, Politics & Government, Military Science - General| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Morality and Contemporary Warfare
September 1, 2001, Yale University Press
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
0300091044 9780300091045
|
zzzz
|
2
|
zzzz
|
3
Morality and Contemporary Warfare
September 10, 1999, Yale University Press
Hardcover
in English
0300078374 9780300078374
|
zzzz
|
4
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Politics, power, and the international order
Conditions for just resort to armed force: just cause, competent authority, and right intention in historical and contemporary context
The question of intervention
War against noncombatants
Conflicts inflamed by cultural difference
War crimes and reconciliation after conflict
Conclusion: reshaping and affirming a consensus on the purposes and limits of war.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
marc_cca MARC recordIthaca College Library MARC record
Better World Books record
Better World Books record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
marc_scms MARC record
Promise Item
marc_columbia MARC record
marc_columbia MARC record
marc_nuls MARC record
ISBNdb
marc_columbia MARC record
Excerpts
added anonymously.
Community Reviews (0)
| July 17, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| January 7, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| November 11, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| November 28, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |