Name: Just and Unjust Wars
Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
ISBN: 9780465052714

Michael Walzer

This classic work of political ethics has radically reconfigured the way that we think about war

Just and Unjust Wars

A Moral Argument With Historical Illustrations (Basic Books Classics)

Michael Springer

This one covers the topic of how to have a "just" war, and follows the assumption that wars can be carried out ethically. It's an interesting book with lots of examples pulled from history. I can't remember Walzer ever asking the question of whether war is EVER ethical, but perhaps he did. I read this one a long time ago.

Updated in light of recent events, this classic work--with more than 60,000 copies sold in previous editions--presents "a clear, humane, and startlingly original survey of the moral issues that complicate modern warmaking".--The Atlantic.New York Times Book Review.

Incorporating The Lessons Of Operation Desert Storm

Just And Unjust Wars

Philip Seifi

From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai Massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the moral issues surrounding military theory, war crimes, and the spoils of war. He studies a variety of conflicts over the course of history, as well as the testimony of those who have been most directly involved--participants, decision makers, and victims. In his introduction to this new edition, Walzer specifically addresses the moral issues surrounding the war in and occupation of Iraq, reminding us once again that "the argument about war and justice is still a political and moral necessity."

Just and Unjust Wars

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