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...
| Outros títulos: | Violence & Democracy |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2004
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| Em: | Ano: 2004 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Contemporary political theory
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Violência
/ Terrorismo
/ Democracia
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Violence
B Democracy B Estado Sistema político Democracia Efeito Verhalten in den internationalen Beziehungen Violência Politisch motivierte Gewaltanwendung Krieg als Mittel der Politik Guerra Theorie des demokratischen Friedens |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Não eletrônico
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| Resumo: | 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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| Descrição do item: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (218 pages), digital, PDF file(s) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-75602-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511756023 |
