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Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations

Author: Michael Walzer
ISBN: 978-0465052714
Reading list:
Extended: LTCOL, MAJ, WO1
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The classic book on just war theory, originally published in 1977. Now a little dated, since each new edition only includes an updated preface which discusses an issue of concern at the time (4th Edition preface discusses regime change and just war, 3rd Edition preface discusses humanitarian intervention, 2nd Edition discusses the 1991 Gulf War). Later editions do not include the prefaces to previous editions, so the 4th Edition only has the original preface plus the one discussing regime change. 

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