Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world / Jean Bethke Elshtain.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elshtain, Jean Bethke, 1941-2013
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
Terrorism > United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Physical Description:xi, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: "politics is not the nursery"
  • What happened on September 11?
  • What is at stake?
  • What is a just war?
  • Is the war against terrorism just?
  • The academy responds to terror
  • Taking terrorists at their word
  • Where is the legacy of Niebuhr and Tillich?
  • The pulpit responds to terror
  • The problem with peace
  • Encountering Islamist fundamentalism
  • States and self-defense in a dangerous time
  • American power and responsibility
  • Epilogue: four brave women
  • Appendix: what we're fighting for.