1st Edition
A War of Words Political Violence and Public Debate in Israel
By Gerald Cromer
Copyright 2005
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines a series of controversies surrounding Israel's use of force and its failure to prevent violence.
Influenced by Weber's definition of the state as the 'monopoly of violence', politcial scientists and criminologists alike have focused their attention on the legitimation struggles of non-state actors who resort to violence. This book redresses the balance. Chapters are devoted... Read more
List of Abbreviations, List of Illustrations, Foreword, 1: Introduction, 2: The Body Politic, 3: Terrorism, 4: War, 5: Verbal Violence, 6: Racism, 7: Remembering Violence, Conclusions, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Gerald Cromer is Associate Professor of Criminology, Bar Ilan University, Israel. He is author of The Writing Was on the Wall: Constructing Political Deviance in Israel (1998) and Narratives of Violence (2001).
