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Book SynopsisViolence and Politics points out a paradox of contemporary political violence: it appears to be growing in scope and complexity even in this era of unprecedented democratic and economic growth. These essays cover a number of timely issues including pro-life terrorism, hate crimes, Islam''s connection (or stereotyped connection) to violence, rape as a war crime, ethnic conflicts, and violence against those protesting for civil rights for women, gays and lesbians and blacks. Contributors cross disciplines and subdisciplines to examine the counter-intuitive persistence of violence in advanced democracies and in steadily improving developing countries.
Trade Review"Anyone who doubts that violence is endemic, pervasive, and central to the operations of the modern world system should read Violence and Politics. It shows us the range of the objects of violence and the multiplicity of its forms. A crucial aid to lucid thinking." -- Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University
"The violence that targeted the economic and military pulses of American power has tested once again the peaceful promises of globalization. While edited before the attack on America, the insightful essays contained in Violence and Politics illuminate critical and multifaceted dimensions of violence in a globalized world. This reader could not have been timelier for students and scholars interested in grappling with the dark side of globalization." -- Micheline Ishay, University of Denver
Table of ContentsIntroduction Violence and Politics, Mark Ungar, Sally Avery Bermanzohn, Kenton Worcester PART ONE: States, Social Groups and Contentious Politics 1. Violent and Nonviolent Trajectories in Contentious Politics, Charles Tilly 2. Private Armies and the Decline of the State, Ulric Shannon 3. State Violence and LGBT Rights, Mark Ungar 4. Globalization, Weak States and the Death Toll in Asia, Bridget Welsh 5. Political Islam: Inclusion or Violence?, Najib Ghadbian 6. State Rape: Sexual Violence as Genocide, Lisa Sharlach Part Two: Identities, Adversaries and Democratic Values 7. From Protest to Retribution: The Guerrilla Politics of Pro-life Violence 8. Violence, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the US Civil Rights Movement, Sally Avery Bermanzohn 9. Ethno-national Conflicts, Democratization and Hate Crime, Roger MacGinty 10. Economics, Violence and Protest in Venezuela: A Preview of the Global Future?, Margarita Lopez Maya, Luis E. Lander, and Mark Ungar 11. The Clash Within: Intrapsychically Created Enemies and their Roles in Ethno-nationalist Conflict, Jeffrey Murer 12. Fear and Democracy, John Keane
