War and Border Crossings: Ethics When Cultures Clash

by Peter A. French Emeritus Professor of Phi (Editor), Jason A. Short (Editor), Mohammed Abu-Nimer School of International Service, American University (Contribution by), Terence Ball (Contribution by), Linell E. Cady Arizona State University, (Contribution by)

Overview

War and Border Crossings brings together renowned scholars to address some of the most pressing problems in public policy, international affairs, and the intercultural issues of our day. Contributors from widely varying disciplines discuss cross-cultural ethical issues and international topics ranging from American international policy and the invasion and occupation of Iraq to domestic topics such as immigration, the war on drugs, cross-cultural bioethics and ethical issues involving American Indian tribes.

The culture clashes discussed in these essays raise serious questions about what principles ought to inform the negotiating of conflicts in order to achieve, or at least approach, outcomes that are fundamentally just, fair, responsible, and ethical.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742543850
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/11/2005
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Peter A. French is Lincoln Chair In Ethics and the director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University, senior editor of Midwest Studies in Philosophy, and editor of the Journal of Social Philosophy.

Jason A. Short is a graduate student in philosophy at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 2 Preface Part 3 I. Pax Americana: The Justification of Preemptive War and the Response to International Terrorism Chapter 4 September 11: Some Philosophical Reflections Chapter 5 The Bush National Security Strategy of Preemptive War Chapter 6 Iraq, the Just War Ethic, and Preemptive War Chapter 7 Defense or Offense? The Two Streams of Just War Tradition Chapter 8 Cooperative Security: The Alternative to Pax Americana Chapter 9 Pax Americana and the Bush Doctrine in the Middle East: An Arab Post-Iraq War Perspective Chapter 10 Jus Post Bellum Part 11 II. Cross-Cultural and Cross Generational Interactions: Building Bridges While Guarding Boundaries Chapter 13 General Issues Chapter 14 Cross-Cultural Judgments: The Next Steps Chapter 15 Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes Chapter 16 Categories, Conflicts, Conundrums: Reflections on the Religion/Secular Divide Chapter 17 Duties Beyond Borders: The Expanding Ethical Universe Chapter 18 ON THE BORDERS AND CROSSING BORDERS: Chapter 19 Managing Mestizaje: The Ethics of a Cosmopolitan Era Chapter 20 Politics, Rights, and the Refugee Problem Chapter 21 Journalism Ethics and Ethnics Chapter 22 Ethical Dimensions of the War on Drugs Chapter 23 Bioethics in a Culturally Diverse World Chapter 24 NATIVE PEOPLES: Chapter 25 Ethics and Regulation in American Indian Environments: Embracing Autonomy and the Environmental Citizen Chapter 26 Reclaiming Our Humanity: Decolonization and the Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge Chapter 27 Tribal Environmental Policy and the Majority Society's Development Desires Chapter 28 In the Light of Reverence: When Every Place is Sacred