Ending Wars Well: Order, Justice, and Conciliation in Contemporary Post-Conflict

by Eric D. Patterson

Though scholars of political science and moral philosophy have long analyzed the justifications for and against waging war as well as the ethics of warfare itself, the problem of ending wars has received less attention. In the first book to apply just war theory to this phase of conflict, Eric Patterson presents a three-part view of justice in end-of-war settings involving order, justice, and reconciliation. Patterson's case studies range...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300171137
• ISBN13: 9780300171136
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"