书名: Violence and Democracy (Contemporary Political Theory)
作者: John Keane (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (June 28, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521545447
ISBN-13: 978-0521545440
Book Description
Clouds of violence are now rolling across the world. In this book John Keane offers an original account of the origins of violence, its consequences, its uses and remedies, and the relationship between violence and democracy. Rejecting the view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why democracies do not wage war upon each other, and why they are unusually sensitive to violence. Keane emphasises ethical questions, such as the circumstances in which violence can be justified, and argues that violence can and should be 'democratised' and made publicly accountable.
Review
'Keane's is a learned, at times almost magisterial, book. He writes easily and with grace about a variety of relevant topics from liberal political theory to contemporary apocalyptic terrorism, from Sorel to Muslim fundamentalism. At every turn the reader is taken on a gambit into a relevant literature and comes away braced by the journey. It is descriptively ambitious yet energized by a normative argument. It is as current as today's politics yet in touch with classic traditions in political theory and sociology. As a result, Violence and Democracy is impressive indeed.' -- Austin D. Sarat, Amherst College, Massachusetts
About the Author
John Keane is Professor of Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. He is currently writing a full-scale history of democracy - the first for over a century.
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作者: John Keane (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (June 28, 2004)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521545447
ISBN-13: 978-0521545440
Book Description
Clouds of violence are now rolling across the world. In this book John Keane offers an original account of the origins of violence, its consequences, its uses and remedies, and the relationship between violence and democracy. Rejecting the view that 'human nature' is violent, Keane shows why democracies do not wage war upon each other, and why they are unusually sensitive to violence. Keane emphasises ethical questions, such as the circumstances in which violence can be justified, and argues that violence can and should be 'democratised' and made publicly accountable.
Review
'Keane's is a learned, at times almost magisterial, book. He writes easily and with grace about a variety of relevant topics from liberal political theory to contemporary apocalyptic terrorism, from Sorel to Muslim fundamentalism. At every turn the reader is taken on a gambit into a relevant literature and comes away braced by the journey. It is descriptively ambitious yet energized by a normative argument. It is as current as today's politics yet in touch with classic traditions in political theory and sociology. As a result, Violence and Democracy is impressive indeed.' -- Austin D. Sarat, Amherst College, Massachusetts
About the Author
John Keane is Professor of Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster. He is currently writing a full-scale history of democracy - the first for over a century.
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