Alternative accountabilities in global politics : the scars of violence / / Brent J. Steele

• Autore: Steele Brent J.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.1/17
• Soggetto topico: International relations - Moral and ethical aspects; War - Moral and ethical aspects; Political violence - Moral and ethical aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Alternative Accountabilities in Global Politics The scars of violence; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The account of the scar: theory and methods; 2 Towards a politics of exteriority; 3 The body's resistance: anthrobiological scars; 4 The spaces around us: architectural and landscape scarring; Conclusion: from elegy to creation; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In fields such as politics, international relations, public administration and international law, there is a rapidly growing interest in the topic of 'accountability'. In this innovative new work, Steele shows how we might recognize how an alternative form of accountability in global politics has been present for some time, and that, furthermore, this form's continued presence remains one of the most politically powerful, if not endurable, possibilities for resistance in the near future. This book argues that the physical and visually shocking outcomes of violence found on the bodies
• Titolo autorizzato: Alternative accountabilities in global politics
• ISBN: 0-203-08244-3; 1-299-16080-8; 1-136-17928-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462680703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Interventions (Routledge (Firm))