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Bodies of violence : theorizing embodied subjects in international relations /

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International Relations, in both theory and practice, has been increasingly concerned with a proliferation of modes of violence that use, target, and construct bodies in complex ways that challenge notions of security. The central argument of this work is that the bodies that practices of violence t...

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Main Author: Wilcox, Lauren B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Oxford studies in gender and international relations.
Subjects:
International relations > Sociological aspects.
International relations > Philosophy.
Violence > Political aspects.
Human body > Political aspects.
Human body > Social aspects.
Relations internationales > Aspect sociologique.
Violence > Aspect politique.
Corps humain > Aspect politique.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
International Relations.
Diplomacy.
Human body > Political aspects
Human body > Social aspects
International relations > Philosophy
International relations > Sociological aspects
Violence > Political aspects
Internationella relationer.
Säkerhetspolitik.
Kropp > politik.
Våld.
Feminism.
International relations.
Security policy.
Body > politics.
Violence.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:International Relations, in both theory and practice, has been increasingly concerned with a proliferation of modes of violence that use, target, and construct bodies in complex ways that challenge notions of security. The central argument of this work is that the bodies that practices of violence take as their object are deeply unnatural bodies, constituted in reference to historical political conditions as well as acting upon our world.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199384501
0199384509