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Enemies of All Humankind: Fictions of Legitimate Violence (Re-Mapping the Transnational: A Dartmouth Series in American Studies)
Sonja Schillings
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Paperback. Explores the legal justification for state-sanctioned violence Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Hostis humani generis, meaning “enemy of humankind,” is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that the legal fiction designating certain persons or classes of persons as enemies of all humankind does more than characterize them as inherently hostile: it supplies a narrative basis for legitimating violence in the name of the state. The book draws attention to a century-old narrative pattern that not only underlies the legal category of enemies of the people, but more generally informs interpretations of ... Read more
Hostis humani generis, meaning “enemy of humankind,” is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that the legal fiction designating certain persons or classes of persons as enemies of all humankind does more than characterize them as inherently hostile: it supplies a narrative basis for legitimating violence in the name of the state. The book draws attention to a century-old narrative pattern that not only underlies the legal category of enemies of the people, but more generally informs interpretations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dartmouth
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781512600162
SKU
V9781512600162
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About Sonja Schillings
SONJA SCHILLINGS is a postdoctoral researcher and assistant graduate studies executive at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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