War and Self-Defense

by David Rodin
War and Self-Defense
Author: David Rodin
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2002-10-17
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0191531545
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When is it right to go to war? The most persuasive answer to this question has always been 'in self-defense'. In a penetrating new analysis, bringing together moral philosophy, political science, and law, David Rodin shows what's wrong with this answer. He proposes a comprehensive new theory of the right of self-defense which resolves many of the perplexing questions that have dogged both jurists and moral philosophers. By applying the theory of self-defense to international relations, Rodin produces a far-reaching critique of the canonical Just War theory. The simple analogy between self-defense and national defense - between the individual and the state - needs to be fundamentally rethought, and with it many of the basic elements of international law and the ethics of international relations.

War, Aggression and Self-Defence

by Yoram Dinstein
War, Aggression and Self-Defence
Author: Yoram Dinstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2011-10-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1139503170
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Yoram Dinstein's influential textbook is an indispensable guide to the legal issues of war and peace, armed attack, self-defence and enforcement measures taken under the aegis of the Security Council. This fifth edition incorporates recent treaties such as the Kampala amendments of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, new case law from the International Court of Justice and other tribunals, and contemporary doctrinal debates. Several new supplementary sections are also included, which take into account recent conflicts around the world, and consideration is given to new resolutions of the Security Council. With many segments having been rewritten to reflect recent State practice, this book remains a wide-ranging and highly readable introduction to the legal issues surrounding war and self-defence.

War of Self

by Ramman Sheehan Turner
War of Self
Author: Ramman Sheehan Turner
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517637163
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The war within is the only thing standing in the way of your happiness. The War of Self is about discovering the infinite power that lies within each and every one of us. It is a journey where we discover how our thoughts and habits determine the lives that we lead. You can live a life devoid of passion and excitement, one filled with frustration, cynicism, and doubt. Or you can master your destiny and live with abundance, enthusiasm, and hope. You get to choose your path. This book shows you how to identify the things that are holding you back from the fulfillment of your goals. You will discover ways to persevere even during your darkest moments and initiate positive change in your life by using your struggles to transform. The war within is what determines whether you succeed or fail. This book gives you the right weapons to win that war.

On War

by Carl von Clausewitz
On War
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1908
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN:
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The Six-Day War and Israeli Self-Defense

by John Quigley
The Six-Day War and Israeli Self-Defense
Author: John Quigley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107032067
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The war of June 1967 between Israel and Arab states was widely perceived as being forced on Israel to prevent the annihilation of its people by Arab armies hovering on its borders. Documents now declassified by key governments question this view. The UK, USSR, France and the USA all knew that the Arab states were not in attack mode and tried to dissuade Israel from attacking. In later years, this war was held up as a precedent allowing an attack on a state that is expected to attack. It has even been used to justify a pre-emptive assault on a state expected to attack well in the future. Given the lack of evidence that it was waged by Israel in anticipation of an attack by Arab states, the 1967 war can no longer serve as such a precedent. This book seeks to provide a corrective on the June 1967 war.

A Terrible Love of War

by James Hillman
A Terrible Love of War
Author: James Hillman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2005-02-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1101667109
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War is a timeless force in the human imagination—and, indeed, in daily life. Engaged in the activity of destruction, its soldiers and its victims discover a paradoxical yet profound sense of existing, of being human. In A Terrible Love of War, James Hillman, one of today’s most respected psychologists, undertakes a groundbreaking examination of the essence of war, its psychological origins and inhuman behaviors. Utilizing reports from many fronts and times, letters from combatants, analyses by military authorities, classic myths, and writings from great thinkers, including Twain, Tolstoy, Kant, Arendt, Foucault, and Levinas, Hillman’s broad sweep and detailed research bring a fundamentally new understanding to humanity’s simultaneous attraction and aversion to war. This is a compelling, necessary book in a violent world.

The War Inside

by Michal Shapira
The War Inside
Author: Michal Shapira
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107035139
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"In recent years the field of modern history has been enriched by the exploration of two parallel histories. These are the social and cultural history of armed conflict, and the impact of military events on social and cultural history"--

Arms and the Self

by Alex Vernon
Arms and the Self
Author: Alex Vernon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-03-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780873389105
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Includes essays ranging from Xenophon's memoir of his two-year march with the mercenaries of the Persian Prince Cyrus, through Canadian accounts of the Boer War and American civilian women's narratives of confinement in WWII Japanese internment camps, to Vietnam veterans' online testimonials and post - Persian Gulf War memoirs.