UID:
edocfu_9958352529902883
Format:
1 online resource (230 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Course Book.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1994. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
System requirements: Web browser.
Edition:
Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9781400821242
Series Statement:
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Content:
The contemporary organization of global violence is neither timeless nor natural, argues Janice Thomson. It is distinctively modern. In this book she examines how the present arrangement of the world into violence-monopolizing sovereign states evolved over the six preceding centuries.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Tables --
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Introduction --
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CHAPTER ONE. The State, Violence, and Sovereignty --
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CHAPTER TWO. Nonstate Violence Unleashed --
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CHAPTER THREE. Unintended Consequences --
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CHAPTER FOUR. Delegitimating State-Authorized Nonstate Violence --
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CHAPTER FIVE. Suppressing Unauthorized Nonstate Violence --
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CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781400821242
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400821242
