Romantics at War
Subtitle: Glory and Guilt in the Age of Terrorism
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: September 16, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780691006512
Subjects: Ethics & moral philosophy; Foundations of law; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Social & political philosophy; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Warfare & Defence; War (International law); Political aspects; Military - General; Politics / Current Events; War; Law; USA; International Relations - General; Law / Jurisprudence; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; Jurisprudence; Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Romanticism; United States
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Description: "America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice.".

"We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism.

George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans - for so many years cynical about war - have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt."--BOOK JACKET.