The Violence of Victimhood

The Violence of Victimhood
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9780271072296
ISBN-13 : 0271072296
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Book Synopsis The Violence of Victimhood by : Diane Enns

Download or read book The Violence of Victimhood written by Diane Enns and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know that violence breeds violence. We need look no further than the wars in the western Balkans, the genocide in Rwanda, or the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine. But we don’t know how to deal with the messy moral and political quandaries that result when victims become perpetrators. When the line between guilt and innocence wavers and we are confronted by the suffering of the victim who turns to violence, judgment may give way to moral relativism or liberal tolerance, compassion to a pity that denies culpability. This is the point of departure in The Violence of Victimhood and the impetus for its call for renewed considerations of responsibility, judgment, compassion, and nonviolent politics. To address her provocative questions, Diane Enns draws on an unusually wide-ranging cast of characters from the fields of feminism, philosophy, peacebuilding, political theory, and psychoanalysis. In the process, she makes an original contribution to each, enriching discussions that are otherwise constricted by disciplinary boundaries and an arid distinction between theory and practice.


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