Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War: A Moral and Historical Inquiry

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Princeton University Press, Jul 14, 2014 - Technology & Engineering - 418 pages

In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.

Originally published in 1981.

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TitleJust War Tradition and the Restraint of War: A Moral and Historical Inquiry
Princeton Legacy Library
AuthorJames Turner Johnson
PublisherPrinceton University Press, 2014
ISBN140085556X, 9781400855568
Length418 pages
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Technology & Engineering / Military Science
  
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