Just Wars: From Cicero to Iraq

By Alex J. Bellamy

Book Overview

The Just War tradition provides a set of criteria which political leaders and soldiers use to defend and rationalize war. This book explores the evolution of thinking about just wars and examines its role in shaping contemporary judgements about the use of force, from grand strategic issues, to the minutiae of targeting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745632831
• ISBN13: 9780745632834
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"