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Jihad and just war in the war on terror, Alia Brahimi

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In the war on terror, both 'sides' have taken great pains to justify their actions in moral terms. As force is employed so are sophisticated arguments which directly invoke the just war traditions of the West and Islam. This book offers an exploration of the ways in which George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden drew upon, and simultaneously re-conceptualised, important moral concepts from within the Western and Islamic just war traditions. It examines a range of jus ad bellum and jus in bello issues, including Western debates about pre-emptive self-defence, Islamic requirements for right authority to declare war, proportionality in the Battle of Fallujah, and the legitimacy of suicide bombing in Islam. It also considers how a series of authoritative voices in the West and in the Muslim world appealed to just war and jihad ideas to vigorously contest Bush and bin Laden's cases for war. The book's central argument--that the Bush administration and al-Qaeda departed from important consensuses about justified warfare--contains within it an alternative way of understanding the war on terror. Rather than a clash between civilisations, it is suggested that the conflict can be accounted for by a clash within civilisations: in resorting to war, both sides acted against their own traditions and contravened the requirements of their own civilisations. -- Back cover
Language
eng
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Extent
xi, 318 pages
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"The Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War."
Contents
  • Introduction ---- Part. I. Just war and the Bush administration. 1. Jus ad bellum, Iraq, and the War on Terror --- 2. Pre-emptive war on Iraq --- 3. Jus in bello, Guantanamo Bay, and the War on Terror ---- Part II. Jihad and al-Qaeda. 4. Jihad and al-Qaeda's just cause --- 5. Jus ad bellum in al-Qaeda's jihad --- 6. Jus in bello, suicide bombing, and killing civilians ---- Conclusion
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9780199562961
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Jihad and just war in the war on terror
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Jihad and just war in the war on terror
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Alia Brahimi
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Language
eng
Summary
In the war on terror, both 'sides' have taken great pains to justify their actions in moral terms. As force is employed so are sophisticated arguments which directly invoke the just war traditions of the West and Islam. This book offers an exploration of the ways in which George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden drew upon, and simultaneously re-conceptualised, important moral concepts from within the Western and Islamic just war traditions. It examines a range of jus ad bellum and jus in bello issues, including Western debates about pre-emptive self-defence, Islamic requirements for right authority to declare war, proportionality in the Battle of Fallujah, and the legitimacy of suicide bombing in Islam. It also considers how a series of authoritative voices in the West and in the Muslim world appealed to just war and jihad ideas to vigorously contest Bush and bin Laden's cases for war. The book's central argument--that the Bush administration and al-Qaeda departed from important consensuses about justified warfare--contains within it an alternative way of understanding the war on terror. Rather than a clash between civilisations, it is suggested that the conflict can be accounted for by a clash within civilisations: in resorting to war, both sides acted against their own traditions and contravened the requirements of their own civilisations. -- Back cover
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Brahimi, Alia
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index present
LC call number
U22
LC item number
.B65 2010
Literary form
non fiction
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Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War
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  • War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
  • War
  • Just war doctrine
  • Jihad
  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
  • Jihad
  • Just war doctrine
  • War
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Jihad and just war in the war on terror, Alia Brahimi
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Publication
Note
"The Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-313) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction ---- Part. I. Just war and the Bush administration. 1. Jus ad bellum, Iraq, and the War on Terror --- 2. Pre-emptive war on Iraq --- 3. Jus in bello, Guantanamo Bay, and the War on Terror ---- Part II. Jihad and al-Qaeda. 4. Jihad and al-Qaeda's just cause --- 5. Jus ad bellum in al-Qaeda's jihad --- 6. Jus in bello, suicide bombing, and killing civilians ---- Conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 318 pages
Isbn
9780199562961
Lccn
2010933140
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)617565420
Label
Jihad and just war in the war on terror, Alia Brahimi
Publication
Note
"The Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-313) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction ---- Part. I. Just war and the Bush administration. 1. Jus ad bellum, Iraq, and the War on Terror --- 2. Pre-emptive war on Iraq --- 3. Jus in bello, Guantanamo Bay, and the War on Terror ---- Part II. Jihad and al-Qaeda. 4. Jihad and al-Qaeda's just cause --- 5. Jus ad bellum in al-Qaeda's jihad --- 6. Jus in bello, suicide bombing, and killing civilians ---- Conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 318 pages
Isbn
9780199562961
Lccn
2010933140
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)617565420

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