| Values and Violence: Intangible Aspects of Terrorism 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Karawan, Ibrahim A. (Editor), McCormack, Wayne (Editor), Reynolds, Stephen E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048134048 ISBN-13: 9789048134045 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Law | International - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 303.625 |
| Series: Studies in Global Justice |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most books on terrorism deal with descriptions of terrorist organizations and activities, some examine privacy and civil liberties issues, and others treat terrorism as a series of policy choices. Hardly any books deal with the foundational questions of values and violence as they relate to terrorism. The two unique features of this book are that it deals with violence at the normative foundations of values and human dignity and that it includes many of the best-known authors in the world from a variety of disciplines, making it a paradigmatic example of cutting-edge study in interdisciplinary scholarship, with a focus on bringing theories and policy issues closer together. "Values and Violence" includes chapters by a dozen of the leading scholars in the world on patterns of political violence, responses to terrorism, and the basic value choices inherent in them. |