Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Fantasy and Political Violence
Margarita Palacios
€ 48.66
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Fantasy and Political Violence
Paperback. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 215.
Since torture is back in the international headlines now, the study by Margarita Pa- cios "Fantasy and Political Violence" should be required reading. Her book, centered in the analysis of Chilean anticommunism of the early 1970s, analyzes a pheno- non which is difficult to understand: the non-rational side of political violence. We do not yet have studies dealing with the problem as it pertains to the recent history of the United States, aside from massive journalistic revelations and legal investi- tions concerning what has happened. Among other things, we lack a theoretical analysis such as the one undertaken here by ... Read more
Since torture is back in the international headlines now, the study by Margarita Pa- cios "Fantasy and Political Violence" should be required reading. Her book, centered in the analysis of Chilean anticommunism of the early 1970s, analyzes a pheno- non which is difficult to understand: the non-rational side of political violence. We do not yet have studies dealing with the problem as it pertains to the recent history of the United States, aside from massive journalistic revelations and legal investi- tions concerning what has happened. Among other things, we lack a theoretical analysis such as the one undertaken here by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
Number of Pages
133
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783531168692
SKU
V9783531168692
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Margarita Palacios
Dr. Margarita Palacios completed her doctoral thesis at the New School for Social Research in New York. She is now a lecturer at the School of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Reviews for Fantasy and Political Violence