Precarious life : the powers of mourning and violence /

In this profound appraisal of post-September 11, 2001 America, Judith Butler considers the conditions of heightened vulnerability and aggression that followed from the attack, and the US government's decision to retaliate. She critiques the use of violence that has emerged as a response to loss...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:HV6432 B8.74
Main Author: Butler, Judith, 1956- (autora)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Verso, [2004].
Subjects:
Terrorism > United States
Terrorismo > Estados Unidos
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Moral and ethical aspects
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009 > Aspectos morales y éticos
Violence > United States
Violencia > Estados Unidos
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledments.
  • Preface.
  • 1.
  • Explanation and exoneration, or what we can hear.
  • 2.
  • Violence, mourning, politics.
  • 3.
  • Indefinite detention.
  • 4.
  • Charge of anti-semitism : Jews, Israel and the risks of public critique.
  • 5.
  • Precarious life.

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