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Violence and democracy /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Violence and democracy // John Keane.
remainder title:	Violence & Democracy
Author:	Keane, John,
Description:	1 online resource (218 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Violence. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511756023
ISBN:	9780511756023 (ebook)

Violence and democracy /
Keane, John,1949-

Violence and democracy /Violence & DemocracyJohn Keane. - 1 online resource (218 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Contemporary political theory. - Contemporary political theory..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

In this provocative book, first published in 2004, John Keane calls for a fresh understanding of the vexed relationship between democracy and violence. Taking issue with the common sense view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why mature democracies do not wage war upon each other, and why they are unusually sensitive to violence. He argues that we need to think more discriminatingly about the origins of violence, its consequences, its uses and remedies. He probes the disputed meanings of the term violence, and asks why violence is the greatest enemy of democracy, and why today's global 'triangle of violence' is tempting politicians to invoke undemocratic emergency powers. Throughout, Keane gives prominence to ethical questions, such as the circumstances in which violence can be justified, and argues that violent behaviour and means of violence can and should be 'democratised' - made publicly accountable to others, so encouraging efforts to erase surplus violence from the world.

ISBN: 9780511756023 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

664257
Violence.

LC Class. No.: HM886 / .K43 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6

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