Blood and progress : violence in pursuit of emancipation /

Blood and progress : violence in pursuit of emancipation /

Every day, we hear about war, state repression, uprisings, suicide bombing, gang warfare, slavery and domestic abuse. Is it realistic to think of a future that is free from violence? And can we justify the paradox of violence in pursuit of a peaceful future? Nick Hewlett places the goal of a wholly...

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Main Author: Hewlett, Nick (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Violence > Moral and ethical aspects.
Violence > Social aspects.
Liberty > Social aspects.
Protest movements.
Political sociology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • BLOOD AND PROGRESS
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Introduction
  • 1 Non-violence as an Imperative Goal
  • 2 Capitalism, Communism and Violence
  • 3 Castro, Humanism and Revolution
  • 4 Marx, Engels and the Place of Violence in History
  • 5 Terror and Terrorism
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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