The Barren sacrifice : an essay on political violence /

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According to political theory, the primary function of the modern state is to protect its citizens--both from each other and from external enemies. Yet it is the states that essentially commit major forms of violence, such as genocides, ethnic cleansings, and large-scale massacres, against their own...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951- (Author)
Other Authors: Baker, Mary (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, [2015]
Series:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
Subjects:
Political violence.
State, The.
Legitimacy of governments.
Human rights.
War.
Terrorism.
State-sponsored terrorism.
Human Rights
Armed Conflicts
Terrorism
Violence politique.
État.
Légitimité des gouvernements.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Guerre.
Terrorisme.
Terrorisme d'État.
terrorism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Human rights
Legitimacy of governments
Political violence
State-sponsored terrorism
State, The
War
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Solidarity and enmity
  • 2. The state, violence, and groups
  • 3. Territory and war
  • 4. The traitor and reason
  • 5. Indifference and charity
  • 6. Social justice and territory
  • Epilogue.

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