GERMAN-ENGLISH

Fantasy and Political Violence: The Meaning of Anti-Communism in Chile

By Margarita Palacios (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Year
2009
ISBN
978-3-531-16869-2, 978-3-531-91737-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-531-91737-5
Language
german-english
Format
PDF
Filesize
440 kB (450662 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
133\126
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Political Science; Regional and Cultural Studies

Description

Political violence is often understood in terms of rationality and strategic reasoning, or in terms of psychological breakdown due to structural transformations of society. Such approaches, however, allow us to understand only the ´tip of the iceberg´ of a much deeper social phenomenon. Margarita Palacios analyzes political antagonism as expressing meaning and desire while bringing to the fore the paradoxical dynamic of morality and enjoyment which accompanies political violence. Her perspective informed by social theory and psychoanalysis shows the interplay of fear, hate, moral claims, and desire. This book is valuable reading for researchers and students from the social sciences and humanities, in particular in the fields of sociology, political science, cultural studies, Latin American studies, and the emerging field of psycho-social studies.

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