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Ethics, security, and the war-machine : the true cost of the military /

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This book addresses the question of when (if ever) and why (if at all) it is justifiable for a polity to prepare for war by militarizing. In doing so it highlights the ways in which a civilian population compromises its own security in maintaining a permanent military establishment, and explores the...

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Main Author: Dobos, Ned (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Military ethics.
Morale militaire.
PHILOSOPHY.
Political.
Social.
Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING.
Military ethics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book addresses the question of when (if ever) and why (if at all) it is justifiable for a polity to prepare for war by militarizing. In doing so it highlights the ways in which a civilian population compromises its own security in maintaining a permanent military establishment, and explores the moral and social costs of militarization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (182 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192604231
0192604236
9780192604224
0192604228
9780191892554
0191892556