Terrorism and justice : moral argument in a threatened world /

Terrorism and justice : moral argument in a threatened world /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2002.
Description:	xvi, 144 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) Terrorism -- Philosophy. Terrorism -- Moral and ethical aspects. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. Terrorism -- Moral and ethical aspects. Terrorism -- Philosophy.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5081290

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Varying Form of Title:	Terrorism & justice
Other authors / contributors:	O'Keefe, Michael P. Coady, C. A. J.
ISBN:	0522850499
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-139) and index.
Summary:	This is the first book to address philosophically the moral and political underpinnings of terrorism and anti-terrorism. It brings together authors with different attitudes and original perspectives on attitudes and ethical and practical justifications for terrorism.

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Toward a Definition of Terrorism
2. Terrorism, Just War and Supreme Emergency
3. Political Terrorism as a Weapon of the Politically Powerless
4. State Terrorism
5. Osama bin Laden, Terrorism and Collective Responsibility
6. Towards Liberation: Terrorism from a Liberation Ideology Perspective
7. Jihad and Violence: Changing Understandings of Jihad Among Muslims
8. Terrorism and the Right to Wage War
9. Responding Justly to International Terrorism
10. A 'War of Good Against Evil'
Notes
Bibliography
Index