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BL
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706795
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b528984
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| Main Entry
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Kahn, Paul W.,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Sacred violence : : torture, terror, and sovereignty /\ Paul W. Kahn.
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| Publication Statement
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Ann Arbor :: University of Michigan Press,, c2008.
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| Series Statement
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Law, meaning, and violence
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233 p. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0472050478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0472070479 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780472050475 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780472070473 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-205) and index.
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| Contents
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Torture and sovereignty -- Torture and international law -- The current debate : torture in the War on Terror -- A primer on political violence -- Crossing the border between law and sovereignty.
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| Abstract
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"In Sacred Violence, Paul W. Kahn investigates the reasons for the resort to violence characteristic of premodern states. He contends that law will never offer an adequate account of political violence. Instead, we must turn to political theology, which reveals that torture and terror are, essentially, forms of sacrifice. Kahn forces us to acknowledge what we don't want to see: that we remain deeply committed to a violent politics beyond law."--Jacket.
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Political violence.
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Sovereignty.
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Terrorism-- Prevention-- Law and legislation.
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Torture.
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| Dewey Classification
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341.6
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K5304.K34 2008
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