| On Violence Contributor(s): Arendt, Hannah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156695006 ISBN-13: 9780156695008 Publisher: Mariner Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 1970 Annotation: An analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. Arendt also reexamines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. " Incisive, deeply probing, written with clarity and grace, it provides an ideal framework for understanding the turbulence of our times" (Nation). Index. Click for more in this series: Harvest Book |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Conflict Resolution - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 303.6 |
| LCCN: 74095867 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.3" W x 8.01" L (0.27 lbs) 112 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
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| Publisher Description: Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker Hannah Arendt's On Violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the twenty-first century. In this classic and still all too resonant work, Hannah Arendt puts her theories about violence into historical perspective, examining the relationships between war and politics, violence and power. Questioning the nature of violent behavior, she reveals the causes of its many manifestations, and ulitmately argues against Mao Zedong's dictum power grows out of the barrel of a gun, proposing instead that power and violence are opposites; where one rules absolutely, the other is absent."Incisive, deeply probing, written with clarity and grace, it provides an ideal framework for understanding the turbulence of our times." -- The Nation |
Contributor Bio(s): Arendt, Hannah: - Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) is considered one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. She is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Origins of Totalitarianism and the essay collection Men in Dark Times. |
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