Touching on issues of power, authority, and domination, Manhunts takes an in-depth look at the hunting of humans in the West, from ancient Sparta, through the Middle Ages, to the modern practices of chasing undocumented migrants. Incorporating historical events and philosophical…
Touching on issues of power, authority, and domination, Manhunts takes an in-depth look at the hunting of humans in the West, from ancient Sparta, through the Middle Ages, to the modern practices of chasing undocumented migrants. Incorporating historical events and philosophical…
This anthology brings together classic perspectives on violence, putting into productive conversation the thought of well-known theorists and activists, and proceeds from the editor's contention that violence is always historically contingent; it must be contextualized to be und…
Overview: Challenging deeply held convictions about Judaism, Zionism, war, and peace, Alick Isaacs's combat experience in the second Lebanon war provoked him to search for a way of reconciling the belligerence of religion with its messages of peace. In his insightful readings of…
La 4e de couverture indique : "Face à la violence, que peut la philosophie? La question se pose avec une terrible acuité après les attentats de janvier 2015 à Paris. Cet ouvrage limpide, étincelant, destiné à un large public, met la philosophie à l'épreuve de la politique, de 19…
How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminen…
How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminen…
This book examines how violent acts were assessed by Muslim intellectuals, analysing both changes and continuity within Islamic thought over time.
"In this essential new book, self-protection expert and former military intelligence officer Tim Larkin changes the way we think about violence in order to save our lives. By deconstructing our assumptions about violence--its morality, its function in modern society, how it actu…
Theorizing sexual violence
by Grace, Victoria, Heberle, Renée
fromRoutledge research in gender and society