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  • Just War

    Authority, Tradition, and Practice

    by Anthony F. Lang Jr., Cian O'Driscoll, John Williams, James Turner Johnson, Chris Brown, Nigel Biggar, Laura Sjoberg, Nahed Artoul Zehr0, Tarik Kochi1, Gregory M. Reichberg2, Joseph Boyle3, Brent J. Steele4, Michael Gross5, Neta C. Crawford6, Martin L. Cook7, John Kelsay8, Nicholas Rengger9 ...
    The just war tradition is central to the practice of international relations, in questions of war, peace, and the conduct of war in the contemporary world, but surprisingly few scholars have questioned the authority of the tradition as a source of moral guidance for modern statecraft. Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice brings together many of the most important contemporary writers on ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sovereignty

    Moral and Historical Perspectives

    by James Turner Johnson ...
    Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nation’s borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability. From the Middle Ages until well into the Modern Period, however, another concept of sovereignty held sway: responsibility for the common good. James Turner Johnson argues that these two conceptions—sovereignty ... Read more

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  • Ethics and the Use of Force

    Just War in Historical Perspective

    by James Turner Johnson ...
    Series series Justice, International Law and Global Security
    Highlighting the just war tradition in historical perspective, this valuable study looks at contemporary implications drawn out in the context of several important contemporary debates: within the field of religion, including both Christian and Islamic thought; within the field of debate related to the international law of armed conflicts; within the field of policy relating to the use of armed ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

  • The Ashgate Research Companion to Military Ethics

    by James Turner Johnson, Eric D. Patterson ...
    Series series Justice, International Law and Global Security
    This Companion provides scholars and graduates, serving and retired military professionals, members of the diplomatic and policy communities concerned with security affairs and legal professionals who deal with military law and with international law on armed conflicts, with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in the area of military ethics. Topics in this ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Ethics Beyond War's End

    by Eric Patterson, James Turner Johnson, Michael Walzer, George R. Lucas Jr., Robert Royal, Robert E. Williams Jr., Pauletta Otis, Jean Bethke Elshtain, David A. Crocker, Brian Orend0, Mark Evans1 ...
    The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have focused new attention on a perennial problem: how to end wars well. What ethical considerations should guide war’s settlement and its aftermath? In cases of protracted conflicts, recurring war, failed or failing states, or genocide and war crimes, is there a framework for establishing an enduring peace that is pragmatic and moral?Ethics Beyond War’s End ... Read more

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  • Religion, Culture, and International Conflict

    A Conversation

    by David Bloom, David Brooks, Peter Brown, Carl M. Cannon, Colleen Carroll, John Cochran, Patricia Cohen, Alan Cooperman, Michael Cromartie, E. J. Dionne0, Nina Easton1, Jane J. Eisner2, Franklin Foer3, Hillel Fradkin4, David Frum5, John H. Fund6, William A. Galston7, Jeffrey Goldberg8, Barbara Bradley Hagerty9, Christopher Hitchens0, Bruce Hoffman1, Samuel P. Huntington2, Philip Jenkins3, James Turner Johnson4, John B. Judis5, Wendy Kaminer6, Gilles Kepel7, John Leo8, Ruth Marcus9, Jane Mayer0, Duncan Moon1, Dan Morgan2, Roy Mottahedeh3, Caryle Murphy4, Paul Richter5, Jeffery L. Sheler6, David Shribman7, Judith Shulevitz8, Peter Steinfels9, Jay Tolson0, Karen Tumulty1, David Van Biema2, George Wiegel3, Paul West4, Kenneth L. Woodward5 ...
    As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often worked to distort the public discourse on important policy issues. Pope John Paul II's pronouncements ... Read more

    $55.79 CAD

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    Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas

    by Noye's Fludde, Guy de Maupassant, William Blake, Shakespeare, Henry James, Thomas Mann ...
    Narrated by Liam Johnson, Miles Turner ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 8 min

    "Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas" is a collection that delves into the origins of Benjamin Britten's operas. These captivating works are firmly entrenched in the international repertoire, with performances spanning the globe. According to Operabase, Britten's operas are more frequently staged than those of any other composer born in the 20th century, surpassed only by Puccini and ... Read more

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  • The Just War Myth

    The Moral Illusions of War

    by Andrew Fiala ...
    As the war in Iraq continues and Americans debate the consequences of the war in Afghanistan, the war on terror, and the possibility of war with North Korea and Iran, war is one of the biggest issues in public debate. Andrew Fiala in The Just War Myth challenges the apparently predominant American sentiment that war can be easily justified. Even most Democrats seem to hold that opinion, despite ... Read more

    $42.19 CAD

  • Ethics and War

    An Introduction

    by Steven P. Lee ...
    Series series Cambridge Applied Ethics
    What are the ethical principles underpinning the idea of a just war and how should they be adapted to changing social and military circumstances? In this book, Steven P. Lee presents the basic principles of just war theory, showing how they evolved historically and how they are applied today in global relations. He examines the role of state sovereignty and individual human rights in the moral ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of the Just War

    Edited by Larry May ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy
    What makes a war just? What makes a specific weapon, strategy, or decision in war just? The tradition of Just War Theory has provided answers to these questions since at least 400 AD, yet each shift in the weapons and strategies of war poses significant challenges to Just War Theory. This book assembles renowned scholars from around the world to reflect on the most pressing problems and questions ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • Terrorism Unjustified

    The Use and Misuse of Political Violence

    by Vicente Medina ...
    Vicente Medina challenges common misconceptions and excuses for extreme political violence. Countering such axioms as “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist” and the “do whatever it takes” attitude toward counter-terrorism, Medina differentiates between justified political violence and unjustifiable terrorism. Surveying terrorism with both historical and contemporary examples, ... Read more

    $42.19 CAD

  • On Toleration

    by Michael Walzer ...
    Series series Castle Lectures Series
    What kinds of political arrangements enable people from different national, racial, religious, or ethnic groups to live together in peace? In this book one of the most influential political theorists of our time discusses the politics of toleration. Michael Walzer examines five "regimes of toleration"-from multinational empires to immigrant societies-and describes the strengths and weaknesses of ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD