Prism of just war Asian and Western perspectives on the legitimate use of military force

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. The Western just war tradtion. The Greco-Roman roots of the Western just war tradition / Gregory A. Raymond -- Christian belief and Western just war thought / Howard M. Hensel -- Early modern perspectives on Western just war thought / Tyler Rauert -- Pt. II. The concept of just war in Southwest and South Asian thought. Sunni Islam and the regulation of war / John Kelsay -- Shiʼi perspectives on war / Valerie Morkevicius -- Hindu perspectives on war / Valerie Morkevicius -- Pt. III. The concept of just war in East Asian thought. The Chinese concept of righteous war / David A. Graff -- Japanese perceptions of just war / Edward A. Olsen -- Korean perceptions of just war / Edward A. Olsen.