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Last Weapons: Hunger Strikes and Fasts in the British Empire, 1890-1948 Volume 16 Tapa dura - 2019

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Author: Kevin Grant
ISBN: 9780520301009

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"In a brilliant mobilization of small details, forgotten actors, and myriad stories, Kevin Grant masterfully reconstructs scenes of politico-ethical combat otherwise hidden behind prison walls. It is a beautiful book, demonstrating a rich command of theoretical and historical scholarship."--Seth Koven, author of The Match Girl and the Heiress

"A valuable, historically minded, and comparative exploration of a complex and painful subject."--Richard English, author of Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA

"A remarkable study of sacrifice in modern politics, Kevin Grant's book tells us how the hunger strike took on its contemporary form in the British Empire, contesting the empire's liberal justification in humanitarianism and the absolute value placed on life. By voluntarily disdaining it in slow motion, the hunger striker repudiated both life's foundational value for politics, and the spectacularly immediate form that other practices of sacrifice took in assassination or suicidal violence. A deeply humane meditation on the meaning of life in politics."--Faisal Devji, author of The Impossible Indian: Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence

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Título Last Weapons: Hunger Strikes and Fasts in the British Empire, 1890-1948 Volume 16
Autor Kevin Grant
Encuadernación Tapa dura
Páginas 232
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial University of California Press
Fecha de publicación 2019-06-18
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9780520301009 / 0520301005
Peso 1 libras (0.45 kg)
Dimensiones 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 pulgadas (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm)
Temas
- Cultural Region: British
Library of Congress subjects Hunger strikes - Great Britain - 20th century, Hunger strikes - Ireland - 20th century
Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2018057018
Dewey Decimal Code 303.61