The barren sacrifice: an essay on political violence
According to political theory, the primary function of the modern state is to protect its citizens--both from each other and from external enemies. Yet it is the states that essentially commit major forms of violence, such as genocides, ethnic cleansings, and large-scale massacres, against their own...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Dumouchel, Paul 1951-
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| Contributors: |
Baker, Mary
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| Format: | Electronic
Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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| Published: |
East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951-, The barren sacrifice : an essay on political violence] (2018) (Hodge, Joel)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sacrifice (Religion)
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Girard, René 1923-2015
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Violence
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| Further subjects: | B
State, The
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État
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Terrorism
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Guerre
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War
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State-sponsored terrorism
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Terrorisme d'État
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POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government - General
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POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government - National
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Legitimacy of governments
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Violence politique
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Terrorisme
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POLITICAL SCIENCE - Reference
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Armed Conflicts
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Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
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Human Rights
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Political Violence
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POLITICAL SCIENCE - Essays
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Légitimité des gouvernements
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| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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