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Violence and Visibility in Modern History (Hardcover)
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Violence and Visibility in Modern History (Hardcover)
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Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature is only the
latest work to argue that the modern world has become a safer, less
violent, and more humane place. However, as this expansive volume
demonstrates, neither the amount of violence nor its intensity has
undergone significant change since the Enlightenment - but what has
changed is that the forms and visibility of violent acts have been
radically transformed. Despite the fact that for over two centuries
a morally critical stance towards violence has been invoked as a
defining feature of enlightened civilization, violence has
continued to be an inherent characteristic of modern and so-called
civilized societies. By exploring the complex relationships among
these "civilized" aspirations, the reality of violence, and its
depiction, the contributions gathered here help to reshape the
debate over violence in modern societies and undermine teleological
and reassuring narratives of progress.
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