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The Barren sacrifice : an essay on political violence /

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951- (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Baker, Mary (Traducteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Francés
Publié: East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, [2015]
Collection:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.