On War and Democracy
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On War and Democracy
By (Author) Christopher Kutz
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th March 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Diplomacy
Warfare and defence
Political ideologies and movements
327.117
Physical Properties
Hardback
344
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
482g
Description
On War and Democracy provides a richly nuanced examination of the moral justifications democracies often invoke to wage war. In this compelling and provocative book, Christopher Kutz argues that democratic principles can be both fertile and toxic ground for the project of limiting war's violence. Only by learning to view war as limited by our democ
Reviews
"On War and Democracy is well written, well argued, and highly readable. Its most compelling points link a type of regime with how a regime wages war, a link that calls to mind the ethics of drones, torture, and other contemporary war tactics."--Choice
Author Bio
Christopher Kutz is the C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Kadish Center for Morality, Law, and Public Affairs at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Complicity: Ethics and Law for a Collective Age.
