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More than just war : narratives of the just war and military life / Charles A. Jones.

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"This book raises questions about the just war tradition through a critical examination of its revival and by juxtaposing it with a literary phenomenology of war. Recent public debate about war has leaned heavily on a just-war tradition dating back many centuries. This book examines the recent...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Jones, Charles A., 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, ©2013.
Subjects:
War and literature.
Just war doctrine > History.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
War stories > History and criticism.
Military ethics > Case studies.
Soldiers in literature.
War in literature.
Just war doctrine.
Military ethics.
War stories.
Case studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Not just war
  • Shakespeare's Henry V
  • Dissonant revival
  • Lawyers
  • Eclecticism
  • American doctrines
  • From tradition to formula
  • Theological foundations
  • War stories
  • Ways of war: Scott and Cooper
  • The battlefield: The Red badge of courage
  • Irregular warfare: Scapegoats of empire
  • Espionage: Mr. Standfast
  • Terrorism: The dynamiter and the secret agent
  • The professional: Colonel Blimp
  • Conscripts: Paul Berlin and Billy Pilgrim
  • Conclusion.

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