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Auteur(s) : Thaler, Mathias
Titre(s) : Naming violence [Texte imprimé] : a critical theory of genocide, torture, and terrorism / Mathias Thaler
Publication : New York : Columbia university press, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X- 236 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : New directions in critical theory
Lien à la collection : New directions in critical theory
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
In Naming Violence, Mathias Thaler articulates a novel perspective on the study of
violence that demonstrates why the imagination matters for political theory. His analysis
of the politics of naming charts a middle ground between moralism and realism, arguing
that political theory ought to question whether our existing vocabulary enables us
to properly identify, understand, and respond to violence. He explores how narrative
art, thought experiments, and historical events can challenge and enlarge our existing
ways of thinking about violence. Through storytelling, hypothetical situations, and
genealogies, the imagination can help us see when definitions of violence need to
be revisited by shedding new light on prevalent norms and uncovering the contingent
history of ostensibly self-evident beliefs. Naming Violence demonstrates the importance
of political theory to debates about violence across a number of different disciplines
from film studies to history.
Sujet(s) : Génocide -- Aspect politique
Torture -- Aspect politique
Terrorisme -- Aspect politique
Violence politique -- Aspect politique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231188142. - ISBN 0231188145
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45777187p
Notice n° :
FRBNF45777187
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