Blood and Progress : : Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation / / Nick Hewlett.
How do we decide when violence in pursuit of emancipation is legitimate and what form - if any - should it take?Every day, we hear about war, state repression, uprisings, suicide bombing, gang warfare, slavery and domestic abuse. Is it realistic to think of a future that is free from violence? And c...
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