Equal worth : when humanity will have peace / Adil E. Shamoo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shamoo, Adil E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and war.

Peace--Moral and ethical aspects.

Peace.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Peace-building.

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

xiv, 167 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2012]

Summary:

With firsthand experience of oppression and unjust treatment, Adil E. Shamoo claims that the basis for discrimination by class, religion, or ethnic identity is the perceived lack of equal worth among human beings. This book posits three ethical principles by which the concept of equal worth can be used in a practical manner to resolve conflicts and wars. Shamoo utilizes the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Israel-Palestine to demonstrate the lack of morals in resolving these conflicts. He argues that once the principle of equal worth is adopted in foreign policy, humanity will be able to achieve peace. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Morality of Wars 1

2 Modern Policies and Practice of Wars 14

3 Principles of a Moral War - A New Approach 27

4 Terrorism or Insurgency 51

5 War in Afghanistan 67

6 Invasion of Iraq 90

7 Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 130

8 Morals in the Age of One Super-Power 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761858201

0761858202

OCLC:

769990517