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Dorlin, Elsa,

Self-defense : a philosophy of violence / Elsa Dorlin ; translated by Kieran Aarons. - xx, 250 pages ; 21 cm

Originally published in French as Se defendre: Une philosophie de la violence © Editions LA DÉCOUVERTE, Paris, France, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references.

Prologue: What a Body Can Do -
The Production of Disarmed Bodies -
Defense of Self, Defense of the Nation -
Testaments of Self-Defense -
The State, or the Non-monopoly on Legitimate Defense -
White Justice -
Self-Defense: Power to the People! -
Self-Defense and Safety -
Reprisals -
Acknowledgments -
Notes.

"Philosopher Elsa Dorlin looks across the global history of the left to trace the politics, philosophy, and ethics of self defense"--

ISBN: 9781839761058

LCCN: 2022024363

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political violence--History.
Political violence--Philosophy.
Self-defense--Political aspects.
Government, Resistance to--History.

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6