Paperback. Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume forms the foundations for a Durkheimian sociology of violence, exploring the political anthropology of war, the rapport between power and the sacred, and various forms of contemporary irrationalism ranging from mass-mediated suicide to torture at Abu Ghraib. Offers new theoretical paradigms and original theoryForms the foundations for a radical Durkheimian sociology of violenceExplores the political anthropology of war, ranging from mass-mediated suicide to torture at Abu GhraibContributions are made be leading Durkheim experts Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume forms the foundations for a Durkheimian sociology of violence, exploring the political anthropology of war, the rapport between power and the sacred, and various forms of contemporary irrationalism ranging from mass-mediated suicide to torture at Abu Ghraib. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Durkheim and Violence (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1444332759
ISBN 13: 9781444332759
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
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Interdisciplinary and international in scope, this volume forms the foundations for a Durkheimian sociology of violence, exploring the political anthropology of war, the rapport between power and the sacred, and various forms of contemporary irrationalism ranging from mass-mediated suicide to torture at Abu Ghraib.

Offers new theoretical paradigms and original theory
Forms the foundations for a radical Durkheimian sociology of violence
Explores the political anthropology of war, ranging from mass-mediated suicide to torture at Abu Ghraib
Contributions are made be leading Durkheim experts

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S. Romi Mukherjee is General Secretary of the French Society for Durkheimian Studies; he is also Ma�tre de conferences in Political Theory and the History of Religions at L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and Adjunct Professor in Global Studies at the University of Chicago-Paris Center. In addition to writing on the Durkheimian and Post-Durkheimian traditions, he has also published articles on cannibalism, the crisis of French Republicanism, anomie and political depression, and Deleuze and Guattari. He is currently writing a book on the sacred.

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