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Self-defense : a philosophy of violence / Elsa Dorlin ; translated by Kieran Aarons.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: French Publisher: London ; Brooklyn : Verso, 2022Description: xx, 250 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781839761058
Uniform titles:
  • Se défendre. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.6 23/eng/20220729
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "Philosopher Elsa Dorlin looks across the global history of the left to trace the politics, philosophy, and ethics of self defense"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Notes Barcode
BOOKs National Law School Circulation Counter 303.6 DOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) PB Not For Loan Recommended by Dr. Atreyee Majumder 40452

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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