Blood and Progress: Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation
Nick Hewlett, "Blood and Progress: Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation"
English | ISBN: 1474410596 | 2016 | 208 pages | PDF | 1098 KB
English | ISBN: 1474410596 | 2016 | 208 pages | PDF | 1098 KB
How do we decide when violence in pursuit of emancipation is legitimate and what form – if any – should it take?
Every day, we hear about war, state repression, uprisings, suicide bombing, gang warfare, slavery and domestic abuse. Is it realistic to think of a future that is free from violence? And can we justify the paradox of violence in pursuit of a peaceful future? Nick Hewlett places the goal of a wholly peaceful society centre-stage to give us a new understanding of violence in pursuit of peace.
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