The Barren Sacrifice: An Essay on Political Violence by Paul Dumouchel

The Barren Sacrifice: An Essay on Political Violence

Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture

Paul Dumouchel with Mary Baker (Translator)

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nonfiction history politics
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According to political theory, the primary function of the modern state is to protect its citizens--both from each other and from external enemies. Yet it is the states that essentially commit major forms of violence, such as genocides, ethnic cle...

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