Rise of Organised Brutality - A Historical Sociology of Violence

Informationen zum Autor Siniša Maleševic is a Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin. His books include Nation-States and Nationalisms: Organisation, Ideology and Solidarity (2013), The Sociology of War and Violence (Cambridge, 2006), Identity as Ideology (2006), The Sociology of Ethnicity (2004) and the edited volumes Ernest Gellner and Historical Sociology (2015), Nationalism and War (Cambridge, 2013) and Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought (Cambridge, 2007). His work has been translated into Croatian, Persian, Turkish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Spanish. Klappentext This book challenges the prevailing orthodoxy that sees organised violence as in continuous decline, arguing instead that evidence shows that it continues to rise. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive sociological analysis of all significant forms of organised violence! challenging the popular view that organised violence is in continuous decline. Illustrated with examples from around the world and throughout history! this book will appeal to students of political and historical sociology! conflict studies! international relations and political science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction: the faces of violence; 1. What is organised violence?; 2. Violence in the long run; 3. How old is human brutality?; 4. The rise and rise of organised violence; 5. Warfare; 6. Revolutions; 7. Genocides; 8. Terrorisms; 9. Why humans fight?; Conclusion: the future of organised violence; References; Index.

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• Authors: Sini¿a Male¿evi¿, Sini¿a Male¿evic, Siniesa Maleeseviac, Sinisa Malesevic, Sinisa (University College Dublin) Malesevic, Siniša Malešević
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.04.2017
• EAN: 9781107095625
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09562-5
• No. of pages: 346
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, International Relations, General & world history, Peace studies and conflict resolution, General and world history, Peace studies & conflict resolution