How do we understand the ethics of humanitarian intervention in today's world? After Western intervention in Libya's civil war this new edition of A New Generation Draws the Line provides timely answers.
In a new chapter on recent interventions Chomsky dissects the meaning of the 'right to protect' principle. Other chapters examine the West's uses and abuses of 'humanitarian intervention' including detailed studies of East Timor and Kosovo.
The actions of Muammar Gaddafi and the trial of Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic have energised narratives about the role of the 'civilised' West. In this book, Chomsky deploys his forensic method - asking the difficult questions the West would prefer to avoid.
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Deftly exposes the hypocrisy and double-speak of those who use 'humanitarian intervention' as a cover for imperial policies.
Foreword
1. Intentional Ignorance and its Uses
2. 'Green Light' for War Crimes
3. Kosovo in Retrospect
4. Human Rights in the New Millennium
Acknowledgements
'Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty, and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive'
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780745332345
Publisert
2011-11-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
191 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
Academic, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200
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