02212nam 22004693a 450 991091729720332120250123131029.097815126001791512600172(CKB)36720330300041(OCoLC)957057178(ScCtBLL)85c90646-2dad-4418-8e1d-5a15e7e6c947(Perlego)2329939(oapen)doab31364(EXLCZ)993672033030004120250123i20162018 uu engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnemies of All Humankind : Fictions of Legitimate Violence /Sonja SchillingsHanover, NH, USADartmouth College Press2016Hanover, NH :Dartmouth College Press,2016.1 online resourceRe-Mapping the Transnational: A Dartmouth Series in American Studies9781512600155 1512600156 9781512600759 151260075X Hostis humani generis, meaning "enemy of humankind," is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that this legal fiction does more than characterize certain persons as inherently hostile: it provides a narrative basis for legitimating violence in the name of the state. The work draws attention to a century-old narrative pattern that not only underlies the legal category of enemies of the state, but more generally informs interpretations of imperial expansion, protest against government-sponsored oppression, and the transformation of institutions as "legitimate" interventions on behalf of civilized societyLiterary Criticism / Subjects & ThemesbisacshLiteratureHistory and criticismLiterary Criticism / Subjects & ThemesLiteratureHistory and criticism.Schillings Sonja960883ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910917297203321Enemies of all humankind2178329UNINA