Transformative violence : when routine cruelty sparks historic mobilization /
In 'Transformative Violence', Erica Marat examines the mobilization following the gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in 2012 and the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014 to explain how certain violent acts can trigger unprecedented levels of mobilization in defense o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Summary: | In 'Transformative Violence', Erica Marat examines the mobilization following the gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in 2012 and the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014 to explain how certain violent acts can trigger unprecedented levels of mobilization in defense of the victims. While such events - transformative violence - emerge from complex networks of causal mechanisms, they all draw sharp moral contrasts between the typical victims and repressors in a society. More specifically, Marat shows that cases of violence that spark large public reaction share a similar set of traits. They include mobilization of both grassroots and national-level activists, a type of victim that resonates with the broader public, and a visual narrative of the victim's suffering. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2024. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0-19-769860-3 0-19-769858-1 0-19-769859-X |