Violence and Democracy (Contemporary Political Theory)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780521545440
Subjects: Political science & theory; Violence in society; Violence; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Democracy
First sentence: Shortly after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, George Orwell wrote: 'The great age of democracy and of national self-determination was the age of the musket and the rifle.'