Elizabeth Frazer

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Violence and Political TheoryPaperback, 15 June 2020

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Part of Series
And Political Theory
Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Polity Press
Date Published
15 Jun 2020
ISBN-10
1509536728
ISBN-13
9781509536726

Description

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 Details

Authors:
Elizabeth FrazerKimberly Hutchings
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
15 June 2020
Dimensions:
21.34 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
1509536728
ISBN-13:
9781509536726
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Weight:
317.51 gm

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