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Just and Unjust Wars : A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations

by: Walzer, Michael

Just and Unjust Wars : A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations

by: Walzer, Michael

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0465037054
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/17/2000
Publisher: Perseus Books
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Summary

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

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgements

xxv

PART ONE THE MORAL REALITY OF WAR

Against ``Realism''

(18)

The Realist Argument

(9)

The Melian Dialogue

Strategy and Morality

(3)

Historical Relativism

(5)

Three Accounts of Agincourt

The Crime of War

(13)

The Logic of War

(3)

The Argument of Karl von Clausewitz

The Limit of Consent

(4)

The Tyranny of War

(5)

General Sherman and the Burning of Atlanta

The Rules of War

(17)

The Moral Equality of Soldiers

(7)

The Case of Hitler's Generals

Two Sorts of Rules

(3)

The War Convention

(7)

The Example of Surrender

PART TWO THE THEORY OF AGGRESSION

Law and Order in International Society

(23)

Aggression

(2)

The Rights of Political Communities

(5)

The Case of Alsace-Lorraine

The Legalist Paradigm

(5)

Unavoidable Categories

(4)

Karl Marx and the Franco-Prussian War

The Argument for Appeasement

(7)

Czechoslovakia and the Munich Principle Finland

Anticipations

(12)

Preventive War and the Balance of Power

(4)

The War of the Spanish Succession

Pre-emptive Strikes

(6)

The Six Day War

Interventions

(23)

Self-Determination and Self-Help

(4)

The Argument of John Stuart Mill

Secession

(5)

The Hungarian Revolution

Civil War

(5)

The American War in Vietnam

Humanitarian Intervention

101

(8)

Cuba, 1898, and Bangladesh, 1971

War's Ends, and the Importance of Winning

109

(18)

Unconditional Surrender

111

(6)

Allied Policy in World War II

Justice in Settlements

117

(10)

The Korean War

PART THREE THE WAR CONVENTION

War's Means, and the Importance of Fighting Well

127

(11)

Utility and Proportionality

129

(4)

The Argument of Henry Sidgwick

Human Rights

133

(5)

The Rape of the Italian Women

Noncombatant Immunity and Military Necessity

138

(22)

The Status of Individuals

138

(6)

Naked Soldiers

The Nature of Necessity (1)

144

(7)

Submarine Warfare: The Laconia Affair

Double Effect

151

(9)

Bombardment in Korea

The Bombing of Occupied France and the Vemork Raid

War Against Civilians: Sieges and Blockades

160

(16)

Coercion and Responsibility

161

(4)

The Siege of Jerusalem, 72 A.D.

The Right to Leave

165

(5)

The Siege of Leningrad

Taking Aim and the Doctrine of Double Effect

170

(6)

The British Blockade of Germany

Guerrilla War

176

(21)

Resistance to Military Occupation

176

(3)

A Partisan Attack

The Rights of Guerrilla Fighters

179

(7)

The Rights of Civilian Supporters

186

(11)

The American ``Rules of Engagement'' in Vietnam

Terrorism

197

(10)

The Political Code

197

(7)

The Russian Populists, the IRA, and the Stern Gang

The Vietcong Assassination Campaign

Violence and Liberation

204

(3)

Jean-Paul Sartre and the Battle of Algiers

Reprisals

207

(18)

Deterrence Without Retribution

207

(9)

The FFI Prisoners at Annecy

The Problem of Peacetime Reprisals

216

(9)

The Attack on Khibye and the Beirut Raid

PART FOUR DILEMMAS OF WAR

Winning and Fighting Well

225

(8)

``Asinine Ethics''

225

(3)

Chairman Mao and the Battle of the River Hung

The Sliding Scale and the Argument from Extremity

228

(5)

Aggression and Neutrality

233

(18)

The Right to Be Neutral

234

(5)

The Nature of Necessity (2)

239

(3)

The Rape of Belgium

The Sliding Scale

242

(9)

Winston Churchill and Norweigna Neutrality

Supreme Emergency

251

(18)

The Nature of Necessity (3)

251

(4)

Overriding the Rules of War

255

(8)

The Decision to Bomb German Cities

The Limits of Calculation

263

(6)

Hiroshima

Nuclear Deterrence

269

(18)

The Problem of Immoral Threats

269

(5)

Limited Nuclear War

274

(13)

The Argument of Paul Ramsey

PART FIVE THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Crime of Aggression: Political Leaders and Citizens

287

(17)

The World of Officials

289

(7)

Nuremberg: ``The Ministries Case''

Democratic Responsibilities

296

(8)

The American People and the Vietnam War

War Crimes: Soldiers and Their Officers

304

(25)

In the Heat of Battle

306

(3)

Two Accounts of Killing Prisoners

Superior Orders

309

(7)

The My Lai Massacre

Command Responsibility

316

(7)

General Bradley and the Bombing of St. Lo

The Case of General Yamashita

The Nature of Necessity (4)

323

(2)

The Dishonoring of Arthur Harris

Conclusion

325

(4)

Afterword: Nonviolence and the Theory of War

329

(8)

Notes

337

(18)

Index

355

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