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Social Theory of Fear : Terror, Torture, and Death in a Post-Capitalist World /

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A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites promote fear of crime and terrorism to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. This book offers an analysis of...

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Main Author: Skoll, Geoffrey R. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Globalization.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Political Theory.
Social Theory.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Political violence.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Terrorism.
Electronic books.
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Summary:A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites promote fear of crime and terrorism to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. This book offers an analysis of the crisis and strategies for rebellion. This ebook is participating in an experiment and is available Open Access under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) licence. Users are free to disseminate and reuse the ebook. The licence does not however permit commercial exploitation or the creation of derivative works without specific permission. To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 234 pages)
ISBN:9780230112636
DOI:10.1057/9780230112636
Access:Open Access