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Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues holds a PhD from the University of York and is an associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, China. He has published widely on multiculturalism, just war theory and animals. His main publications are two edited books Philosophies of Multiculturalism: Beyond Liberalism (Routledge, 2017), Animals, Race and Multiculturalism (Palgrave) and articles on Critical Studies on Terrorism, Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Theoria and Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics.
Danny Singh is Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Sociology at Teesside University. He has previously taught at the University of York’s Department of Politics and at Leeds Beckett University. He has published on interventions in war-torn states leading to police and judicial reform and anti-corruption. These journals include: Conflict, Security & Development, The Police Journal, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Journal of Developing Societies, Crime, Law and Social Change and Policy Studies. He is currently working on a monograph titled, Investigating Corruption in the Afghan Police Force: Instability and insecurity in post-conflict societies in contract with Bristol University Press/Policy Press.
Series Editors’ Foreword: Contemporary Social–Political Philosophy and Comparative Just War Theory
Laurie Shrage and Naomi Zack
Foreword: Ethics and War in a Globalized World
Alex J. Bellamy
Introduction: International and Comparative Perspectives to Just War Theory
Danny Singh and Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues
1. Anarchism and Just War Theory
Nathan Jun
2. “The Only Justifiable War”: The Marxist Strategies of Lenin, Trotsky, and Blanco
Andrew Ryder
3. A Pacifist Critique of Just War Theory
Richard Jackson
4. Undertaking Critical Legal Theory to Examine Just War Intervention: A Smokescreen for Political Ambitions
Danny Singh
5. An Examination of Nigerian, Sri Lankan, and Guatemalan Civil Wars in Light of the Law of Armed Conflict
Jonathan O. Chimakonam and Victor C. A. Nweke
6. African Feminists’ Critique of Just Wars and the Reality of African Women in Wars
Olajumoke M. Akiode
7. Feminist Care Political Theory and Contemporary Just War Theory
Heleana Theixos
8. An African Theory of Just Causes for War
Thaddeus Metz
9. The Classical Confucian Ideas of Jus ad Bellum
Cao Qin
10. Just War and the Indian Tradition: Arguments from the Battlefield
Shyam Ranganathan
11. The Islamic War Ethic in Theory and Practice
Davis Brown
12. Just War Thinking in Chinese Buddhism
Dr. Tong Sau Lin and Dr. King-Fai Tam
From philosophical debates to classroom discussions, just war theory focuses myopically on Christian (most often Catholic) and Western conceptions. The typical progression takes one from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas to a pastoral letter from the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Largely ignored are voices and perspectives outside this tradition. This book redresses this problem and fills significant gaps resulting from this narrow focus. Comprising 12 essays and an introduction by the editors, the collection covers an impressive range of perspectives on just war theory. Some essays deal with different theoretical perspectives—including anarchism, pacifism, feminism, and Marxism-Leninism. Other essays address various cultural approaches, including those of non-Western religions (Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism) and from diverse areas of the world (Africa, India, Asia, and Central America). Unlike many philosophy books, this one was written to be accessible to a wide audience. An important book for anyone interested in the moral bases for the use of military force. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.
— Choice Reviews
This is a much-needed volume on just war theory from multicultural perspectives. It will be a very useful resource for students in a globalized world. — Chenyang Li, author of The Confucian Philosophy of Harmony
Just war theory in the Anglophone world has been largely informed—and limited—by the Christian and liberal traditions. This book paves the way for a truly global approach to theorizing about just war. — Daniel A. Bell, Shandong University, author of The China Model
These stimulating and diverse essays—well-curated from traditionally under-represented perspectives—advance our thinking about the ethics of war and peace.— Brian Orend, University of Waterloo, and author of War and Political Theory