What is it about?
Shows how an ethics of war was developed as early as 2500 BCE in ancient Egypt, highlighting that concepts of the 'just war' predate Christian and Classical history.
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Why is it important?
Shows that the just war tradition is not restricted to the Christian West.
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This article took over two years to research and write. Writing a historically based essay for an audience of International Relations scholars was a challenging yet crucial development in my work, as this research should help inform contemporary just war debates.
Dr Rory Cox
University of St Andrews
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This page is a summary of: Expanding the History of the Just War: The Ethics of War in Ancient Egypt, International Studies Quarterly, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqx009.
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