Herod - Reflections on Political Violence (Paperback, Main)

In Herod: Reflections on Political Violence (first published in 1978) Conor Cruise O'Brien collects a number of essays alongside three short plays that dramatise political arguments through the infamous figure of the Roman king of Judaea for whom the collection is named. 'A great book. In it, O'Brien not only denounces IRA terrorism, as you would expect from a mainstream politician, but - in a sense quite different from the rationalisations offered by ideological apologists for political violence - seeks to understand it. I mean, really understand it - not extenuate it by equivocation and non sequitur. And his thinking leads him to attack the republican mythology at the heart of the Irish state. Few writers have analysed terrorism so acutely or been as effective in undermining its ideological justifications.' Oliver Kamm, from his preface to this edition

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Conor Cruise O'Brien
Introduction by:	Oliver Kamm
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	236
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-32452-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-571-32452-5
Barcode:	9780571324521

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