The legitimization of violence

著者

• Apter, David Ernest

書誌事項

The legitimization of violence

edited by David E. Apter

New York University Press, 1997

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Violence has become a ubiquitous phenomenon in our world. Occurring daily across the globe, violence is sparked by diverse and complicated societal and political factors. While certain aspects of violence such as terrorism have received increasing scrutiny in recent years, violence has rarely been examined as a political phenomenon in and of itself. Emphasizing the importance of memory, narrative, and political solidarity, The Legitimization of Violence enlists illuminating case studies for comparison, within a general framework of discourse theory. Not merely a description of events, the book explores how violence evolves and takes on a life of its own, thereby enhancing our fundamental understanding of the phenomenon of political violence itself. Violence, nationalism, and politics are inextricably linked in such controversial political movements as Neo-Nazism in contemporary Germany and the Shi'ia in Lebanon. By analyzing the diverse factors which lead to violent acts, the essays in this volume address the complexity and the correlations between politics and violence. International scholars assess such groups as the Shining Path in Peru and the E.T.A. in Spain's Basque country to reveal how political violence affects the chaotic living condition of millions of people worldwide.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA36904609
• ISBN:
  • 0814706487
• LCCN: 95052769
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Washington Square, N.Y.
• ページ数/冊数: x, 413 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : JC328.6
  • DC20 : 303.6
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Political violence
  • LCSH : Violence -- Religious aspects