| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge studies in social and political thought |
|
Routledge studies in social and political thought.
|
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Imperial background and the US power elite -- chapter 3 Political victimage ritual, evil, and the problem of sadism -- chapter 4 Biopolitics of terrorism -- chapter 5 Ethics of truth |
| Summary |
"This book examines the role of collective violence in the achievement of solidarity, shedding light on the difficulty faced by sociology in theorizing violence and warfare as a result of the disciplines tendency to idealize society in an attempt to legitimize the idea of progressive social change. Using the global War on Terror as a focal point, the authors develop this argument through the related issues of power, knowledge, and ethics, explaining the War on Terror in terms of the Anglo-American tradition of imperial power and domination. Exploring the victimage rituals through which society is brought together in the ritual domination and destruction of a constructed villain, Progressive Violence: Theorizing the War on Terror also considers the price of the liberal moral values in terms of which the global war on terror is frequently justified, and the volume of progressive violence involved in advancing the cause of freedom. The authors use this case to theorize the general role of vicarious victimage ritual in the social genesis of political violence and sadism, and its calculated use by politicians to achieve their imperial aims. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and social theory with interests in terrorism, violence and geopolitics."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Social aspects
|
|
Political violence.
|
|
Power (Social sciences)
|
|
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
|
|
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
|
|
terrorism.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
|
|
Terrorism -- Social aspects
|
|
Terrorism -- Prevention
|
|
Power (Social sciences)
|
|
Political violence
|
|
Culture
|
|
Social policy
|
|
Social sciences -- Philosophy
|
|
Sociology
|
|
Sociology, Military
|
|
Terrorism
|
|
War -- Study and teaching
|
|
World politics
|
|
Bekämpfung
|
|
Kollektive Gewalt
|
|
Soziologische Theorie
|
|
Terrorismus
|
|
United States
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Blain, Angeline Kearns, 1938- author.
|
| LC no. |
2020691859 |
| ISBN |
9781351018081 |
|
1351018086 |
|
9781351018104 |
|
1351018108 |
|
9781351018098 |
|
1351018094 |
|
9781351018074 |
|
1351018078 |
|
