\aCan Political Violence Ever be Justified? / \cElizabeth Frazer, Kimberly Hutchings
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\aCambridge : \bPolity Press, \c2019
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\av, 130 pages ; \c19 cm.
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\aPolitical theory today.
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\aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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\aIntroduction: the question of political violence -- Violence and justification -- Simple justifications of simple violence -- Complicating matters -- The meaning of political violence -- Against the justification of political violence -- Conclusion: political violence can never be justified -- Sources and further reading
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\a"In this book, Elizabeth Frazer and Kimberly Hutchings ask whether the use of violence can ever be justified in politics. Using examples from contemporary politics and political thought, they carefully explore the various justificatory strategies that have been deployed, and conclude that all attempts to justify political violence invariably fail"--\cProvided by publisher