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Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world  Cover Image Book Book

Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world / Jean Bethke Elshtain.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0465019110 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xi, 251 p. ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: Pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2004, c2003.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction : "Politics is not the nursery" -- 1. What happened on September 11? -- 2. What is at stake? -- 3. What is a just war? -- 4. Is the war against terrorism just? -- 5. The academy responds to terror -- 6. Taking terrorists at their word -- 7. Where is the legacy of Niebuhr and Tillich? -- 8. The pulpit responds to terror -- 9. The problem with peace -- 10. Encountering Islamist fundamentalism -- 11. States and self-defense in a dangerous time -- 12. American power and responsibility Epilogue : Four brave women -- appendix. What we're fighting for -- Noters -- Index.
Subject: Terrorism > United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-
Just war doctrine.
World politics > 21st century.
Islamic fundamentalism.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HV 6432 .E427 2004 30533175 General Collection Available -


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