Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Least of All Possible EvilsCondition: NewEAN: 9781786632739ISBN: 9781786632739Publisher: Verso BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/17/2017Item Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 398gAuthor: Eyal WeizmanLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A Short History of Humanitarian ViolenceISBN-10: 178663273XDescription: The principle of the 'lesser evil'-the acceptability of pursuing one exceptional course of action in order to prevent a greater injustice-has long been a cornerstone of Western ethical philosophy. From its roots in classical ethics and Christian theology, to Hannah Arendt's exploration of the work of the Jewish Councils during the Nazi regime, Weizman explores its development in three key transformations of the problem: the defining intervention of Médecins Sans Frontières in mid-1980s Ethiopia; the separation wall in Israel-Palestine; and international and human rights law in Bosnia, Gaza and Iraq.Drawing on a wealth of new research, Weizman charts the latest manifestation of this age-old idea. In doing so he shows how military and political intervention acquired a new 'humanitarian' acceptability and legality in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Width: 15mmGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Least of All Possible Evils
Title: The Least of All Possible Evils
EAN: 9781786632739
ISBN: 9781786632739
Release Date: 10/17/2017
Release Year: 2017
Subtitle: A Short History of Humanitarian Violence
ISBN-10: 178663273X
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Least of All Possible Evils : a Short History of Humanitarian Violence
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Verso Books
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Philanthropy & Charity, Human Rights, History & Theory, Middle East / Israel & Palestine
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Item Length: 8.3 in
Author: Eyal Weizman
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
