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UNINA9910824549503321 |
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Autore |
Fierke K. M (Karin M.) |
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Titolo |
Political self-sacrifice : agency, body and emotion in international relations / / K.M. Fierke [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-61097-X |
1-107-23724-6 |
1-139-62585-3 |
1-139-60919-X |
1-139-61283-2 |
1-139-61655-2 |
1-139-24885-5 |
1-283-87063-0 |
1-139-62213-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in international relations ; ; 125 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International relations - Psychological aspects |
Self-sacrifice - Political aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Political self-sacrifice -- Agency -- Body and emotion -- Hunger strikes in Northern Ireland, 1980-1981 -- Martyrdom in Poland, 1984 -- Self-immolation in Vietnam, 1963 -- Martyrdom in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa -- The public diplomacy of suffering. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the last decade the increasing phenomenon of suicide terrorism has raised questions about how it might be rational for individuals to engage in such acts. This book examines a range of different forms of political self-sacrifice, including hunger strikes, self-burning and non-violent martyrdom, all of which have taken place in resistance to foreign interference. Karin Fierke sets out to study the strategic and emotional dynamics that arise from the image of the suffering body, including political contestation surrounding the identification of the |
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