The rise of organised brutality a historical sociology of violence
Challenging the prevailing belief that organised violence is experiencing historically continuous decline, this book provides an in-depth sociological analysis that shows organised violence is, in fact, on the rise. Malešević demonstrates that violence is determined by organisational capacity, ideol...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2017
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the faces of violence
- What is organised violence?
- Violence in the long run
- How old is human brutality?
- The rise and rise of organised violence
- Warfare
- Revolutions
- Genocides
- Terrorisms
- Why humans fight?
- Conclusion: the future of organised violence