Violence and democracy
In this provocative book, first published in 2004, John Keane calls for a fresh understanding of the vexed relationship between democracy and violence. Taking issue with the common sense view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why mature democracies do not wage war upon each other...
| Subtitles: | Violence & Democracy |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Series/Journal: | Contemporary political theory
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Violent behavior
/ Terrorism
/ Democracy
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
Violence
B Democracy B State Political system Democracy Effect / Effects Verhalten in den internationalen Beziehungen Violent behavior Politisch motivierte Gewaltanwendung Krieg als Mittel der Politik War Theorie des demokratischen Friedens |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In this provocative book, first published in 2004, John Keane calls for a fresh understanding of the vexed relationship between democracy and violence. Taking issue with the common sense view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why mature democracies do not wage war upon each other, and why they are unusually sensitive to violence. He argues that we need to think more discriminatingly about the origins of violence, its consequences, its uses and remedies. He probes the disputed meanings of the term violence, and asks why violence is the greatest enemy of democracy, and why today's global 'triangle of violence' is tempting politicians to invoke undemocratic emergency powers. Throughout, Keane gives prominence to ethical questions, such as the circumstances in which violence can be justified, and argues that violent behaviour and means of violence can and should be 'democratised' - made publicly accountable to others, so encouraging efforts to erase surplus violence from the world |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (218 pages), digital, PDF file(s) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-75602-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511756023 |
