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Australian Political Economy of Violence and Non-Violence
Erik C. Paul
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Description for Australian Political Economy of Violence and Non-Violence
Hardback. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 293.
This book is the first to establish the nature and causes of violence as key features in the political economy of Australia as an advanced capitalist society. Australia’s neoliberal corporate security state in seen to represent the emergence of a post-democratic order, whereby minds and bodies are disciplined to the dominant ideology of market relations. Locating questions of the democracy and of the country’s economy at the heart of Australia’s political struggle, the author elaborates how violence in Australia is built into a hegemonic order, characterized by the concentration of private power and wealth. Identifying the commodification of people and ... Read more
This book is the first to establish the nature and causes of violence as key features in the political economy of Australia as an advanced capitalist society. Australia’s neoliberal corporate security state in seen to represent the emergence of a post-democratic order, whereby minds and bodies are disciplined to the dominant ideology of market relations. Locating questions of the democracy and of the country’s economy at the heart of Australia’s political struggle, the author elaborates how violence in Australia is built into a hegemonic order, characterized by the concentration of private power and wealth. Identifying the commodification of people and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
Number of Pages
114
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137602138
SKU
V9781137602138
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99-15
About Erik C. Paul
Erik Paul is Vice President of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS) at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a highly experienced lecturer and much-published researcher specialising in Australia’s relations with the Asia-Pacific and issues of regional and world peace. His latest book is Australia as US Client State.
Reviews for Australian Political Economy of Violence and Non-Violence
“The book comprises eleven essays on themes at the interface of political economy and peace studies. … this strong analysis of contemporary social problems makes a powerful case for pursuing a non-violent and more peaceful political economic alternative.” (Journal of Australian Political Economy, Issue 79, 2017)