Violence

The keyword Violence is tagged in the following 8 articles.

The Fenian Dynamite Campaign and the Irish American Impetus for Dynamite Terror, 1881-1885

December 18, 2011 - 4234 words | History » Ireland

"We must take the offensive! Action gives life, action gives health. At present the Irish cause is received with a hiss and a sneer. This is telling against us. A few bold and devoted heroes must spring up and show the world there is still power in Fenianism not only... Read Article »

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Ireland United Kingdom Fenian Terrorism Political Violence Irish-American Fenianism

Human Rights, Truth Commissions, and Anthropology in Latin America

March 2, 2011 - 2990 words | Anthropology » Human Rights

In the aftermath of mass Violence and terror, nations are left in a state of disillusionment, fear, and often a lack of state legitimacy. In this atmosphere many nations have resorted to using different forms of reconciliation and peace-building processes including... Read Article »

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Human Rights Latin America Truth Commissions Violence Conflict Anthropology

Ending Ethnic Conflict and Creating Positive Peace in Rwanda and Sierra Leone

January 4, 2011 - 2030 words | International Affairs » Ethnic Conflict

Although peace and pacifism are familiar ideas to most students today, for much of human history these concepts have been relegated to the religious domain and excluded from the study and practice of politics.[1] At the same time, war--organized violent conflict between... Read Article »

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Ethnic Conflict Civil War Positive Peace Rwanda Sierra Leone Non Violence Sub-Saharan Africa

The Breakdown of Censorship in American Cinema

March 22, 2010 - 3653 words | Film and Cinema » Post Classical Era

In America, the years from 1946 to 1962, labeled the “post classical era” of cinema, were years in a state of transition. American culture was simply unstoppable and alive, constantly changing and growing toward a more open society. However, though there... Read Article »

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American Cinema Post Classical Era Censorship Sexuality Violence Language The Exorcist The Last Picture Show Sunday Bloody Sunday Film

Degrees of Violence in the French Revolution

January 27, 2010 - 1173 words | History » French Revolution

The French Revolution marks a stain in history, notorious for one of the bloodiest periods in modern civilization. Whether this infamous Violence existed at the birth of the Revolution or only during the Terror has been the topic of debate between scholars since the... Read Article »

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French Revolution Violence European History Sylvia Neely Louis Sebastien Mercier

Breaking the Cycle: Violence, Control & Resistance in American Slave Narratives

January 18, 2010 - 3910 words | History » Slavery

In the world of the American slave, Violence and control were intimately connected. As Frederick Douglass notes, “Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest,” a sentiment that points to the cyclical nature of Violence against the enslaved. The lash... Read Article »

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Slavery Slave Narratives Violence Oppression David Walker Frederick Douglass Harriet Wilson

A Study in Violence: Examining Rape in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

December 14, 2009 - 3368 words | History » Rwanda

“The genocide was a collective act. What made it possible, what made that final political crime possible was the absence, the erasure of seeing the other, of knowing, of feeling, of being with the other. And when that's removed, then politics can become genocidal... Read Article »

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Rape Genocide Violence Women Rwanda Rwandan Genocide 1994 Genocidal Hutus Tutsis The Graves Are Not Yet Full Rwanda Genocide Rape As A Weapon Of War History Of Genocide

Does Globalization Foster or Reduce Political Violence?

October 19, 2009 - 532 words | Globalization Studies » Globalization

Globalization has impacted societies around the world in both positive and negative ways. Despite positive changes in certain areas though, there are two significant factors that make the globalized (and globalizing) world a more dangerous place with respect to political... Read Article »

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Globalization Political Violence Terrorism