We know that violence breeds violence. We need look no further
than the wars in the western Balkans, the genocide in Rwanda, or
the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine. But we don't know how
to deal with the messy moral and political quandaries that result
when victims become perpetrators. When the line between guilt and
innocence wavers and we are confronted by the suffering of the
victim who turns to violence, judgment may give way to moral
relativism or liberal tolerance, compassion to a pity that denies
culpability. This is the point of departure in The Violence of
Victimhood and the impetus for its call for renewed considerations
of responsibility, judgment, compassion, and nonviolent
politics.
To address her provocative questions, Diane Enns draws on an
unusually wide-ranging cast of characters from the fields of
feminism, philosophy, peacebuilding, political theory, and
psychoanalysis. In the process, she makes an original contribution
to each, enriching discussions that are otherwise constricted by
disciplinary boundaries and an arid distinction between theory and
practice.
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