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James Gow - Defending the West - 9780745632353 - V9780745632353
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Defending the West

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Description for Defending the West Paperback. What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple with in order to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. This little book provides answers to these questions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple with in order to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century. This little book provides answers to these questions. In it, James Gow sends out a clarion call for a radical re-interpretation of the right of self-defence within the terms of international law and international politics.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745632353
SKU
V9780745632353
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-23

About James Gow
James Gow is Professor of International Peace and Security at King's College, London.

Reviews for Defending the West
'If, as I believe, there is no more important task in international relations in the 21st century than re-joining the imperatives of strategy with the legitimating structures of law, then Defending the West is a very important work indeed. Rich and accessible, it charts the way forward.'
Philip Bobbitt, A.W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law ... Read more

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