On War and Democracy
On War and Democracy provides a richly nuanced examination of the moral justifications democracies often invoke to wage war. In this compelling and provocative book, Christopher Kutz argues that democratic principles can be both fertile and toxic ground for the project of limiting war''s violence. Only by learning to view war as limited by our democratic values—rather than as a tool for promoting ...
On War and Democracy provides a richly nuanced examination of the moral justifications democracies often invoke to wage war. In this compelling and provocative book, Christopher Kutz argues that democratic principles can be both fertile and toxic ground for the project of limiting war''s violence. Only by learning to view war as limited by our democratic values—rather than as a tool for promoting ...
