Ethics of terrorism & counter-terrorism

We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kemmerling, Andreas (auth), Meggle, Georg (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Frankfurt : Ontos 2005.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Philosophische Forschung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 3.
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Sumario:We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is an analytical attempt to end this disaster. What is Terrorism? Are terrorist acts to be defined exclusively on the basis of the characteristics of the respective actions? Or should we restrict such actions to acts performed by non-state organisations? And, most important, is terrorism already by it
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (355 p.)
Issued also in print
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110327496