Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : Ethics and Liberal Democracy.
Seumas. Miller
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chichester : : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (232 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; The Varieties of Terrorism; 2; Defining Terrorism; 3; Terrorism and Collective Responsibility; 4; Terrorism-as-Crime; 5; Terrorism, War and States of Emergency; 6; Torture; 7; Bioterrorism and the Dual-Use Dilemma; Bibliography; Index;. - Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind--with blind, destructive violence? For that matter, are all civilians truly "innocent"? The answers are not always so simple. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Ethics and Liberal Democracy provides sobering analyses of the nature of terrorism
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| Emner | Terrorism
Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects Terrorism - Prevention Terrorism - Prevention Moral and ethical aspects Vis mer... Social Science.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Social Sciences Social Welfare & Social Work Terrorisme terrorisme forebygging etikk moral antiterrorisme bekjempelse tortur politikk blind vold |
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| ISBN | 9781405139427. - 9781405139434
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