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The genocide paradox : democracy and generational time /

Democracies abhor genocide and yet they perpetrate their own genocidal violence and then fail to acknowledge it. Drawing on the history of biological taxonomies, anthropological studies of kinship, and radical democratic theory, this work studies the root of the problem in the paradoxes of democrati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Byrne, Anne E. (Anne Elizabeth), 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2023.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Democracies abhor genocide and yet they perpetrate their own genocidal violence and then fail to acknowledge it. Drawing on the history of biological taxonomies, anthropological studies of kinship, and radical democratic theory, this work studies the root of the problem in the paradoxes of democratic inheritance and revolution, asking: What will it take to envision an anti-genocidal democracy?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 233 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781531503284
1531503284