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Blood and Progress : Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation by Nick Hewlett (2016,
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-10
1474410596
ISBN-13
9781474410595
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221602885
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Blood and Progress : Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation
Subject
History & Theory, Peace, General, Political Freedom
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Length
6.4 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
303.48/4
Table Of Content
1. Introduction 2. Non-violence as an imperative goal 3. Capitalism, historical communism and violence 4. Means, ends and the 'spirit of utopia' 5. Humanism and revolt 6. Terror and Terrorism 7. Conclusions References and bibliography Index
Synopsis
From ending the feudal order to struggling against colonial rule; from revolts against slavery to the Bolshevik, Chinese and Cuban revolutions; and from ending foreign occupations to civil wars to overthrow dictators, violent means are seen to justify the non-violent ends. 'Necessary violence' was taken for granted by revolutionaries inspired by Marx, Lenin, Mao and Castro, and countless others. Nick Hewlett places the objectives of non-violence and peace centre-stage to give you a new understanding of violence in revolt. He argues that making the goal of a wholly peaceful society explicit makes an important difference to how we approach and understand violence in pursuit of emancipation., Nick Hewlett places the objectives of non-violence and peace centre-stage to give you a new understanding of violence in revolt. He argues that making the goal of a wholly peaceful society explicit makes an important difference to how we approach and understand violence in pursuit of emancipation., How do we decide when violence in pursuit of emancipation is legitimate and what form - if any - should it take? Every day, we hear about war, state repression, uprisings, suicide bombing, gang warfare, slavery and domestic abuse. Is it realistic to think of a future that is free from violence? And can we justify the paradox of violence in pursuit of a peaceful future? Nick Hewlett places the goal of a wholly peaceful society centre-stage to give us a new understanding of violence in pursuit of peace. Hewlett brings together the modern history of capitalist violence and communist violence; political thought on insurgent violence; a passionate defence of the idea of peace and non-violence; and the political economy of contemporary capitalism. He explores topics ranging from the prospects for peace and non-violence to Fidel Castro's ethics of guerrilla warfare, and from the brutality of US foreign policy and the violence of historical communism to the meaning of terrorism today. Strongly argued and supported by a wealth of facts, Blood and Progress is suffused with the profound belief that we need to go beyond the inequalities and injustices of the current age and towards societies characterised by equality, deep democracy and peace.
LC Classification Number
HM886
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