But Was It Just?: Reflections on the Morality of the Persian Gulf War

by Jean Bethke Elshtain

Book Overview

Praise for But Was It Just?

"This is a remarkable contribution to contemporary debate on the issues of distinctively contemporary war. For those who want to know what the strongest arguments are on each side of the issues it is essential reading." - Alasdair MacIntyre, author, After Virtue

"A balanced and incisive debate on the morality of the Persian Gulf War." - Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr., author, On Strategy II:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2M4OHQ
• ISBN13: 9780385422819
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Thoughtful, important stuff

This book collects responses to the Gulf War from some of the most important thinkers about war in our time - - among them Prof. Elshtain and the Palestinian moderate Sari Nussebieh. Truly important to read if you want to understand how the world views the U.S.