The legitimization of violence

The legitimization of violence /

"Violence has become a ubiquitous phenomenon in our world. Occurring daily across the globe, violence is sparked by diverse and complicated societal and political factors. While certain aspects of violence such as terrorism have received increasing scrutiny in recent years, violence has rarely...

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Other Authors: Apter, David E. (David Ernest), 1924-2010
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Political violence.
Political violence > Religious aspects.
Violence > Religious aspects.
Violence politique.
Violence > Aspect religieux.
Violence politique > Aspect religieux.
terrorism.
Gewalt
Legitimation
Politik
Aufsatzsammlung
Aufsatzsammlung.
Table of Contents:
  • Political violence in analytical perspective / David E. Apter
  • The maturation of a cosmocrat and the building of a discourse community: the case of the shining path / Carlos Iván Degregori
  • Politics, violence, writing: the rituals of "armed struggle" in Italy / David Moss
  • Violence as memory and desire: neo-Nazism in contemporary Germany / Bradden Weaver
  • Remythologizing discourses: state and insurrectionary violence in Sri Lanka / Bruce Kapferer
  • The Lebanese Shi'a and political violence in Lebanon / Elizabeth Picard
  • "Reading" violence: Ireland / Paul Arthur
  • ETA and Basque political violence / Michel Wieviorka
  • Violent exchanges: reflections on political violence in Colombia / Malcolm Deas.

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