First Strike: America, Terrorism, and Moral Tradition
Autor Mark Tottenen Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 sep 2010
Although critical of the American incursion into Iraq as a so-called “preemptive war,” Totten argues that the new terrorist threat nonetheless demands careful consideration of when the first use of force is legitimate. The moral tradition, he concludes, provides a principled way forward that reconciles American values and the demands of security.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300124484
ISBN-10: 0300124481
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300124481
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Notă biografică
Mark Totten is assistant professor of law, Michigan State University College of Law. He lives in Kalamazoo, MI.
Recenzii
"Totten's book carefully examines the contours of thinking about preemption and prevention in international law, political philosophy, and just war tradition, driving toward adapting the existing standards to confront present-day threats. In breadth and depth this study is unmatched, providing a benchmark for contemporary thinking about when it is justified to strike the first blow in a conflict."—James Turner Johnson, author of Morality and Contemporary Warfare
"Mark Totten does two things in this book: first, he provides a wonderfully learned account of the argument about pre-emption and prevention in just war theory. And then he makes a strong argument of his own for revising the standard doctrine. Theorists should pay attention; statesmen and generals, too."—Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study
"Mark Totten addresses one of the most pressing questions of the day: When, if ever, can America's moral tradition support striking first against suspected terrorists or other enemies who are not on the verge of attacking this country? First Strike is a brilliant and engaging book full of deep insights into U.S. history, the just war tradition and its favorable reception in the United States, and recent national security challenges."—John E. Noyes, Roger J. Traynor Professor of Law, California Western School of Law