Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity

by Nelson Maldonado-Torres and Nelson Maldonado Torres

Book Overview

Nelson Maldonado-Torres argues that European modernity has become inextricable from the experience of the warrior and conqueror. In Against War, he develops a powerful critique of modernity, and he offers a critical response combining ethics, political theory, and ideas rooted in Christian and Jewish thought. Maldonado-Torres focuses on the perspectives of those who inhabit the underside of western modernity, particularly Jewish, black, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822341700
• ISBN13: 9780822341703
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"