The State, Identity and Violence - Political Disintegration in the Post-Cold War World (Paperback)

In this book, a collection of experts investigate the varied forces - from global systems to local beliefs - that lead to civil violence, chaos and, perhaps, a new political order. The State, Identity and Violence explores acts of mass violence occurring within national borders and examines the links such acts have to personal identities and how they challenge the character or very existence of the state. Building upon the anthropological premises of holism and cross-cultural comparison, this volume shows how violent challenges to existing states should be conceptualized as layered problems, with multiple kinds of causes. It not only goes beyond the "ancient hatreds" explanation, but shows the inadequacy of the concept of "ethnic violence" and of theories which treat interests and identities as separate, sometimes opposed variables

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	2003
Editors:	R. Brian Ferguson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-87442-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	1-138-87442-6
Barcode:	9781138874428

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