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The Politics of Atrocity and Reconciliation
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 170.00The Politics of Atrocity and Reconciliation examines contemporary political violence and atrocity in the context of the crisis of the nation-state. It explores the way violence is used to unmake the social world and how its product: suffering, is used to try to remake the social world. Humphrey considers both the unmaking of the world through torture,... more...
Ethnic Violence and the Societal Security Dilemma
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 170.00Ethnic Violence and the Societal Security Dilemma explores how the phenomenon of ethnic violence can be understood as a form of security dilemma by shifting the focus of the concept away from its traditional concern with state sovereignty to that of identity instead. The book includes case studies on: * ethnic violence between Serbs and Croats in... more...
Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 95.00This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an original, fascinating contribution to an increasingly important field of study. more...
Agents of Atrocity
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 42.00"Agents of Atrocity" examines the horrors of civil war and seeks to know what motivates leaders who turn to massacre and pillaging to further their aims. Using historical case studies, Neil J. Mitchell sheds light on the vexed question of responsibility and considers how atrocities may in future be averted. more...
Al Qaeda Now
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 23.00This volume constitutes a valuable synopsis of current knowledge on Al Qaeda. more...
Unchopping a Tree
Temple University Press 2009; US$ 64.50Political violence does not end with the last death. A common feature of mass murder has been the attempt at destroying any memory of victims, with the aim of eliminating them from history. Perpetrators seek not only to eliminate a perceived threat, but also to eradicate any possibility of alternate, competing social and national histories. In his... more...
Europe in the Era of Two World Wars
Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 28.95How and why did Europe spawn dictatorships and violence in the first half of the twentieth century, and then, after 1945 in the west and after 1989 in the east, create successful civilian societies? In this book, Volker Berghahn explains the rise and fall of the men of violence whose wars and civil wars twice devastated large areas of the European... more...
Understanding Collective Political Violence
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Understanding Collective Political Violence offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Middle East. It pays particular attention to unconventional combatants such as women or children and details the drivers of their violent engagement. more...
The Dynamics of the Armed Struggle
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95This is an analysis of one of the most prevalent forms of political violence at the end of the millennium. The author has been shot at, kidnapped, expelled and questioned in wars from Central America to Northern Ireland. The book reflects his access to the cultures of political violence. more...
The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 165.00Aimed at scholars, students and lay persons interested in peace and conflict studies, The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Violence is a comprehensive resource to understand the principal debates on political violence, a field which is becoming an increasingly important part of courses on peace and conflict. more...









