Violence and civilization studies of social violence in history and prehistory / edited by Roderick Campbell.

Other author Campbell, Roderick (Roderick B.)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, [2014]
Descriptionxiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesJoukowsky 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2013042423
ISBN9781782976202

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