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Nick Hewlett - Blood and Progress, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Blood and Progress

Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation

Av Nick Hewlett

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From ending the feudal order to struggling against colonial rule; from revolts against slavery to the Bolshevik, Chinese and Cuban revolutions; and from ending foreign occupations to civil wars to overthrow dictators, violent means are seen to justify the non-violent ends. 'Necessary violence' was taken for granted by revolutionaries inspired by Marx, Lenin, Mao and Castro, and countless others. Nick Hewlett places the objectives of non-violence and peace centre-stage to give you a new understanding of violence in revolt. He argues that making the goal of a wholly peaceful society explicit makes an important difference to how we approach and understand violence in pursuit of emancipation.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2016-09-30
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
  • Vikt: 332 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 208
  • Förlag: Edinburgh University Press
  • ISBN: 9781474410601
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Nick Hewlett is Professor of French Studies at the University of Warwick.

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'Nick Hewlett’s Blood and Progress constitutes an engaging meditation on the paradox of violence for the sake of peace. [It] is part of a growing literature which acknowledges the regrettable necessity of constrained violence in some cases for progressive social change... The dominant view that positive social change necessarily stems from non-violent struggle does a disservice to the reality of history. Blood and Progress is not only an important corrective to such a view but also an informed guide on the way forward.' - Guy Lancaster, Political Studies Review

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