The barren sacrifice: an essay on political violence

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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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Main Author: Dumouchel, Paul 1951- (Author)
Contributors: Baker, Mary (Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing, MI Michigan State University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Dumouchel, Paul, 1951-, The barren sacrifice : an essay on political violence] (2018) (Hodge, Joel)
Series/Journal:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sacrifice (Religion)
B Girard, René 1923-2015
B Violence
Further subjects:B State, The
B État
B Terrorism
B Guerre
B War
B State-sponsored terrorism
B Terrorisme d'État
B POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government - General
B POLITICAL SCIENCE - Government - National
B Legitimacy of governments
B Violence politique
B Terrorisme
B POLITICAL SCIENCE - Reference
B Armed Conflicts
B Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
B Human Rights
B Political Violence
B POLITICAL SCIENCE - Essays
B Légitimité des gouvernements
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