The Culture of Violence: Essays on Tragedy and History

by Francis Barker

Book Overview

'Culture' and 'violence' have always been regarded as antithetical terms. In The Culture of Violence, Francis Barker takes a different view.

Central to his argument is the contention that, contrary to post-Enlightenment humanist, liberal and conservative thought, 'culture' does not necessarily stand in opposition to political inequality and social injustice, but may be complicit with the oppressive exercise of power.

The book focuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226037185
• ISBN13: 9780226037189
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"