The Prism of Just War

Asian and Western Perspectives on the Legitimate Use of Military Force
Herausgeber: Hensel, Howard M.

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a careful examination of religious and philosophical literature, this volume analyzes, compares and assesses diverse Western, Islamic, Hindu and East Asian perspectives concerning the appropriate criteria that should govern the decision to resort to the use of armed force and the constraints that should govern the actual conduct of military operations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 611g
• ISBN-13: 9780754675105
• ISBN-10: 0754675106
• Artikelnr.: 57054670

Autorenporträt

Howard M. Hensel, Air War College, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Howard M. Hensel
Part I The Western Just War Tradition
Chapter 1 The Greco-Roman Roots of the Western Just War Tradition, Gregory A. Raymond
Chapter 2 Christian Belief and Western Just War Thought, Howard M. Hensel
Chapter 3 Early Modern Perspectives on Western Just War Thought, Tyler Rauert
Part II The Concept of Just War in Southwest and South Asian Thought
Chapter 4 Sunni Islam and the Regulation of War, John Kelsay
Chapter 5 Shi'i Perspectives on War, Valerie Morkevicius
Chapter 6 Hindu Perspectives on War, Valerie Morkevicius
Part III The Concept of Just War in East Asian Thought
Chapter 7 The Chinese Concept of Righteous War, David A. Graff
Chapter 8 Japanese Perceptions of Just War, Edward A. Olsen
Chapter 9 Korean Perceptions of Just War, Edward A. Olsen
concl Conclusion, Howard M. Hensel