03156cam a2200493Ma 4500 ocn856869394 OCoLC 20200709055929.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130824s2007 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP TEFOD N$T 9781461644545 (electronic bk.) 1461644542 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)856869394 633280 (N$T) B105.W3 POL 000000 bisacsh 172.42 172/.42 N$TA Fiala, Andrew G. (Andrew Gordon), 1966- The just war myth [electronic resource] : the moral illusions of war / Andrew Fiala. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007. 1 online resource (227 p.) Description based upon print version of record. Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; PART I: THE JUST WAR MYTH; 1 Introduction: The Just War Myth and the Politics of War; 2 The Myths and Memes of Political Life; 3 Genealogy of the Just War Tradition; 4 Duels and Modern Wars; 5 The Myth of American Exceptionalism; PART II: THE MYTHS OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM; 6 The Preemptive War Doctrine; 7 Torture and Terrorism; 8 Humanitarian Intervention and the Crusade for Democracy; 9 Jus in Bello and the War in Iraq; PART III: SKEPTICAL DEMOCRATIC PACIFISM; 10 The Myth of Pacifism; 11 Citizenship, Responsibility, and Peace; Works Cited; Index About the Author As war continues to be a primary topic in public debate, Andrew Fiala in The Just War Myth critically examines the concept of just war, arguing that actual wars never live up to the ideals of just war theory. The book provides a historical overview of the just war idea and also turns a critical eye on current events, including the idea of preemptive war, the use of torture, and the unreality of the Bush Doctrine. Just war doctrine. Just war doctrine. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Fiala, Andrew The Just War Myth : The Moral Illusions of War Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2007 9780742562011 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1351109 Ebook Library OverDrive (PDF) http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={43176445-9DC3-4169-B524-110820B2062C}&Format=50 OverDrive (EPUB) http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={43176445-9DC3-4169-B524-110820B2062C}&Format=410 OverDrive (READ) http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={43176445-9DC3-4169-B524-110820B2062C}&Format=610 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=633280 Image http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1873-1/{43176445-9DC3-4169-B524-110820B2062C}Img100.jpg EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1351109 EBSCOhost EBSC 633280 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53747 53747