Violence All Around

John Sifton

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$30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00

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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