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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782807503321

Autore

Tyner James A. <1966->

Titolo

War, violence, and population [[electronic resource] ] : making the body count / / James A. Tyner ; foreword by Chris Philo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-79033-1

9786612790331

1-60623-401-3

1-60623-114-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

364.15/1

364.151

Soggetti

Genocide

Political atrocities

War crimes

Crimes against humanity

Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.es.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Grounded in theory and research, this book offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined by mass violence?and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice. James Tyner focuses on how states and other actors use acts of brutality to manage, administer, and control space for political and economic purposes. He shows how demographic analyses of fertility, mortality, and migration cannot be complete without taking war and genocide into account. Stark, in-depth case studies provide a powerful and