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States, Nations, and Borders: The
Ethics of Making Boundaries Glyn Redworth |
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States,
Nations, and Borders: the Ethics of Making Boundaries compares
the views and principles of seven prominent ethical traditions on one of the
most pressing issues of modern politics - the making and unmaking of state and
national boundaries. The traditions represented are Judaism, Christianity,
Islam, natural law, Confucianism, liberalism and international law. The
contributors, each an expert in one of these traditions, show how that
tradition addresses the five dominant methods of altering state and national
boundaries - conquest, settlement, purchase, inheritance, and secession. Among the key questions addressed in the book are: Is
conquest justified? What is the relationship between land and territory?
What, if anything, can justify secession? What counts as settlement, and is
it a morality sufficient ground for the acquisition of territory and the
creation of boundaries? States, Nations, and Borders, written by a
distinguished group of international specialists, is unique in providing both
normative and comparative perspectives on a range of troubling issues that
will offer readers deep insights into inter-tradition conflict. The book will
interest scholars and upper-level undergraduates in philosophy, political science,
international relations, and comparative religion. |
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