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Violence All Around

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$27.95 • £22.95 • €25.00

ISBN 9780674057692

Publication Date: 05/11/2015

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336 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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  • Preface
  • I. Deeds
    • 1. The Desert of the Real
    • 2. Conquest and Consequences
    • 3. Violence and Distance
    • 4. The Limits of Remote Violence
  • II. Words
    • 5. The Theater of Force
    • 6. Defining Violence
    • 7. Torture
    • 8. The Violence of Nonviolence
    • 9. Outrage
    • 10. Terror as Justice
    • 11. Change
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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