A history of force : exploring the worldwide movement against habits of coercion, bloodshed, and may...
A history of force : exploring the worldwide movement against habits of coercion, bloodshed, and mayhem / James L. Payne.
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Sandpoint, Idaho : Lytton Pub. Co., c2004.
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N303.66/ 31
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English
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vii, 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
The history we can't stand -- The history we can't believe -- What history is up to -- The first step away from force: overcoming human sacrifice -- With the edge of the sword: the changing view of genocide -- Conquer thy neighbor: new ideas about empire, war, and military forces -- Beyond political...
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Publisher
Sandpoint, Idaho : Lytton Pub. Co., c2004.
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Idaho
Date Published
c2004.
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Reviews over two dozen coercion-based practices, including human sacrifice, genocide, war, terrorism, revolution, political murder, riots, homicide, imprisonment, capital punishment, torture, religious persecution, slavery, debt bondage, and taxation. Examples and data are drawn from all over the world, including ancient Rome, medieval Japan, early...
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A history of force : exploring the worldwide movement against habits of coercion, bloodshed, and mayhem / James L. Payne.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2004.
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N303.66/ 31
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74VKp7BQKBXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp7BQKBXl
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0915728176 (pbk.)
9780915728176 (pbk.)
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303.66
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991019279929702626