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

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...

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1. Verfasser: Elshtain, Jean Bethke (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Basic Books 2003
Schriftenreihe:Current affairs, political science
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Zusammenfassung: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.
What happened? : making the right distinctions -- What is at stake? : assessing the central issues -- What is a just war? -- Is the war against terrorism just? -- The academy responds to terror -- Taking terrorists at their word -- The pulpit responds to terror -- Weak arguments, strong rhetoric -- The problem with peace -- Encountering Islamist fundamentalism -- States and self-defense in a dangerous time -- American power and responsibility
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 240 S
ISBN:0465019110
0-465-01911-0
0465019102
0-465-01910-2