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Overview
This timely book analyses how different nations, religions, and cultures justify the waging of war, and what limits they place on its use. The study includes the major world religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam and specific countries and regions including Russia, China and Africa.The case studies shed new light on the causes and justifications of current conflicts, providing a valuable source for those wishing to understand how different people around the world view the issue of war. The book crosses disciplinary boundaries and thus will be welcomed by scholars of international relations, philosophy, religion and history.
About the Author:
About the Editor: Paul Robinson, Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of Hull, UK
Synopsis
The debate that raged before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 brought issues of "just war" to the center of the world's attention. Robinson (security studies, U. of Hull, UK) presents an introduction to the way different cultures have formulated the concept of "just war" over different times. Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions are compared in the first five papers (Christian perspectives occupy three of these). Three others describe Buddhist, Hindu, and Sikh views. Pre- modern and modern perspectives are compared in the final six contributions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR