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Author_Kenneth L. Vaux
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ethical analysis of Middle East conflicts
Grotius
Gulf War
Hawksbill Turtles
Holy Mountain
Hugo Grotius
Human Suffering
Humanitarian Aid
Islam war tradition
Jihad Doctrine
Judaism war tradition
just war theory
Laser Guided Bomb
military ethics
pacifism traditions
political legitimacy
Post War
religious conflict analysis
religious rhetoric
Ruling Al Sabah Family
Rumaila Oil Field
War Ethics
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367002800
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The war on the ground and in the air over Kuwait and Iraq was not the only Gulf War being fought in early 1990. George Bush and Saddam Hussein were also battling for public opinion and for the perception of legitimacy for their actions. In this effort, both men as well as their spokespersons appealed to the just war theory of their religious traditions. In this perceptive and wide-ranging book, Kenneth Vaux elucidates the great just war traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, evaluating the key events of the war in light of the religious rhetoric used by both sides. From the first stirrings of conflict to its uncertain aftermath, religious and ethical traditions played a major role in winning support not just for the U.S. and Iraqi peoples but of public opinion worldwide. Throughout Vaux demonstrates the wide gaps between religious rhetoric and the political-military action it has been called on to support. Ethics and the Gulf War is not a typical ethical treatise; Vaux understands ethical reflection to encompass history, philosophy, psychology, ecology, theology, and eschatology. His book is a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Gulf War, and it is fascinating for scholars and laypersons coming to this subject from almost any area of interest.
