Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations (Basic Books Classics) - Softcover

Walzer, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465037054 ISBN 13: 9780465037056

Publisher: Basic Books, 2000

Synopsis

This classic work examines the issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war from the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai massacre. A revised and updated classic treatment of the morality of war written by one of our country's leading philosophers. Just and Unjust Wars examines a variety of conflicts in order to understand exactly why, according to Walzer, "the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity." Walzer's classic work draws on historical illustrations that range all the way from the Athenian attack on Melos to this morning's headlines, and uses the testimony of participants-decision makers and victims alike-to examine the moral issues of warfare.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Walzer is Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and the author of many widely heralded books, including Spheres of Justice, Exodus and Revolution , and The Company of Critics , all available from Basic Books. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Review:

"A magnificent book, an honor to its writer...a book that makes for a return of civilized discussion of the question of the morality of war." -- The New York Review of Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0465037054
• ISBN 13: 9780465037056
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400