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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814968103321

Autore

Harrison Fred

Titolo

The predator culture : the roots and intent of organised violence / / Fred Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd., 2010

ISBN

0-85683-325-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/2;320.12;322.42

Soggetti

Political violence

Violence - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A general theory of violence -- pt. 2. The social pathology of land grabs -- pt. 3. Structures of violence -- pt. 4. Healing humanity.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on case studies of organized violence—ranging from territorial wars and colonial conquests to non-state variants such as organized crime—this record offers a general theory to account for the use of force in both the state and civil sectors of society. Challenging the popular views that the dominant forms of violence are due to failings of human nature, this volume suggests that the laws and institutions favoring an approach to property rights that encourage rent seeking are responsible. Addressing issues such as genocide and the gap between the rich and poor, this record proposes policies to dismantle the incentives that nurture the resort to violence by redistributing power to the individual.