Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War : A Moral and Historical Inquiry

In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Originally published in 1981. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Contents Preface Introduction Part One. The Problem of Understanding Just War Tradition I. Approaches to the Restraint of War II. The Significance of History for the Restraint of War: Two Perspectives III. The Cultural Regulation of Violence IV.. Natural Law as a Language for the Ethics of War Part Two. Rival Conceptions of War and its Limits V. Perspectives on the Birth of a Tradition: The Middle Ages VI. The-Transition to the Modern Era VII. The Limited War Idea and Just War Tradition VIII. Historical Concepts of Total War and Just War Tradition Part Three. Modern War and Attempts at Restraint IX. The Onset of Modern War and the DevelopmentofRestraints X. The Just War Tradition and Contemporary War Select Bibliography Index