The ethics of war /A.J. Coates.
- Second edition.
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (viii, 394 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; The ethics of war; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the second edition: Just war, past and present; Introduction to the first edition; Part I: Images of war; 1 Realism; 2 Militarism; 3 Pacifism; 4 The just war; Part II: Principles and concepts of the just war; 5 Legitimate authority; 6 Just cause; 7 Proportionality and the recourse to war; 8 Last resort; 9 Proportionality and the conduct of war; 10 Noncombatant immunity; 11 Peacemaking; Part III: Terrorism and counterterrorism; 12 On defining terrorism 13 Terrorism: some moral aspects and variables14 Counterterrorism; References; Index
A new edition of the leading book on this subject that takes a serious account of the most recent developments, with new entries on terrorism and counterterrorism.
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War--Moral and ethical aspects. Just war doctrine.