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Violence and Political Theory by Elizabeth Frazer, Kimberly Hutchings (Paperback, 2020)
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Is politics necessarily violent? Does the justifiability of violence depend on whether it is perpetrated to defend or upend the existing order - or perhaps on the way in which it is conducted? Is violence simply direct physical harm, or can it also be structural, symbolic, or epistemic? In this book, Elizabeth Frazer and Kimberley Hutchings explore how political theorists, from Niccolo Machiavelli to Elaine Scarry, have addressed these issues. They engage with both defenders and critics of violence in politics, analysing their diverse justificatory and rhetorical strategies in order to draw out the enduring themes of these debates. They show how political theorists have tended to evade the central difficulties raised by violence by either reducing it to a neutral tool or identifying it with something quite distinct, such as justice or virtue. They argue that, because violence is necessarily wrapped up with hierarchical and exclusive structures and imaginaries, legitimising it in terms of the ends that it serves, or how it is perpetrated, no longer makes sense. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in areas ranging from the ethics of terror and war to radical and revolutionary political thought.Product Identifiers
PublisherPolity Press
ISBN-139781509536726
eBay Product ID (ePID)27046356588
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameViolence and Political Theory
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorElizabeth Frazer, Kimberly Hutchings
Subject AreaPolitical Science
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height221 mm
Item Weight316 g
Item Width134 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKimberly Hutchings, Elizabeth Frazer
Series TitleAnd Political Theory
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