Aspects of violence: a critical theory

"While most analyses don't define violence and regard it as an essentially contested concept, this book argues for an ontological definition of violence as a reduction of being. This enables a critical sociology to move beyond tacit acceptance of a historically contingent definition of vio...

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Autor principal: Schinkel, Willem 1976- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke, Hampshire New York Palgrave Macmillan 2010
En:Año: 2010
Acceso en línea: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Violence
Gewalt
Gesellschaft
Soziologie
Ethik
Gewalt > Gesellschaft > Soziologie > Ethik
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Sumario:"While most analyses don't define violence and regard it as an essentially contested concept, this book argues for an ontological definition of violence as a reduction of being. This enables a critical sociology to move beyond tacit acceptance of a historically contingent definition of violence as profferred by the state"--Provided by publisher
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 232-244
Descripción Física:vii, 254 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
ISBN:0-230-57719-9
978-0-230-57719-0