Violence and civilization studies of social violence in history and prehistory / edited by Roderick Campbell.
| Other author | Campbell, Roderick (Roderick B.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, [2014] |
| Description | xiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Joukowsky Institute publication ; 4 |
| Contents | Introduction: Toward a deep history of violence and civilization / Roderick Campbell -- Part I. Sacrifice -- Introduction to Part I -- Dramas of the dialectic : sacrifice and power in ancient polities / Edward Swenson -- (Un)dying loyalty : meditations on retainer sacrifice in ancient Egypt and elsewhere / Ellen F. Morris -- Transformations of violence : on humanity and inhumanity in early China / Roderick Campbell -- Part II. Community -- Introduction to Part II -- Histories of violence : notes from the Roman Empire / Ari Z. Bryen -- On torture in societies against the state / Severin Fowles -- Part III. Terror -- Introduction to Part III -- The military normal : feeling at home with counterinsurgency in the United States / Catherine Lutz -- Violence, terrorism, otherness : reshaping enmity in times of terror / Philippe Bonditti. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013042423 |
| ISBN | 9781782976202 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |