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Paperback. The essays in this volume address state-backed violence against citizens and subjects, and violence by citizens against the state and between citizens for control of the state, examining why the political process of managing power within states sometimes becomes physically violent. Series: Main Trends of the Modern World S. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
The essays in this book address the inter-relationship of power, politics, and violence, examining why the political process of managing power within states sometimes becomes physically violent. This volume brings together some of the classic writings on the relationship between states and violence within some of the best new work on political violence in local settings. The essays address state-backed violence against citizens and subjects, and violence by citizens against the state and between citizens for control of the state.
The essays in this book address the inter-relationship of power, politics, and violence, examining why the political process of managing power within states sometimes becomes physically violent. This volume brings together some of the classic writings on the relationship between states and violence within some of the best new work on political violence in local settings. The essays address state-backed violence against citizens and subjects, and violence by citizens against the state and between citizens for control of the state.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Series
Main Trends of the Modern World S.
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333947760
SKU
V9780333947760
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About Catherine Besteman
HANNAH ARENDT Political Theorist BEGOÑA ARETXAGA Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Texas ZYGMUNT BAUMAN Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds RHONDA COPELON Vice President, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City MARTHA CRENSHAW John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University ALEXANDER LABAN HINTON Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Rutgers University CYNTHIA MAHMOOD Fellow, Joan B. ... Read more
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