Enemies of All Humankind : Fictions of Legitimate Violence / Sonja Schillings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schillings, Sonja, author.

Series:

Re-Mapping the Transnational: A Dartmouth Series in American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, NH, USA Dartmouth College Press 2016

Hanover, NH : Dartmouth College Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hostis humani generis, meaning "enemy of humankind," is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that this legal fiction does more than characterize certain persons as inherently hostile: it provides a narrative basis for legitimating violence in the name of the state. The work draws attention to a century-old narrative pattern that not only underlies the legal category of enemies of the state, but more generally informs interpretations of imperial expansion, protest against government-sponsored oppression, and the transformation of institutions as "legitimate" interventions on behalf of civilized society

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512600179

1512600172

OCLC:

957057178