The Brutalization of the World : From the Retreat of States to Decivilization

This Book Focuses On The Current, Chaotic World Stage, Which Is Characterized By New Forms Of Global Violence And New Types Of Actors, Such As Terrorist Networks. Based On Interdisciplinary Analysis Combining Political Science And Psychoanalysis, History And Political Philosophy, It Delves Down To The Deepest Roots Of This Process Of The Globalization Of Non-state Violence And Offers A New Framework For Understanding It. The First Part Of The Book Addresses The Construction Of The State And The Process Of Civilization, While The Second Explains Why This Process Is Now Being Bypassed By Processes Of Brutalization In The Form Of Communitarianism And Extreme Hate, As Well As Series Of Mass Murders On A Widespread Basis. 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Repression Of The Death Drive -- 2 The State's Hold Of The Psychic Economy -- 3 A Diplomatic Framing Of Violence -- Part Ii: The Return Of The Repressed -- 4 The Sacrilization Of Interstate Violence -- 5 The Globalization Of Non-state Violence -- 6 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Selected Readings. Josepha Laroche ; Translated By Daniel Rayburn. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-10 The State’s Hold of the Psychic Economy....Pages 11-32 A Diplomatic Framing of Violence....Pages 33-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 The Sacralization of Interstate Violence....Pages 59-77 The Globalization of Non-state Violence....Pages 79-102 Conclusion....Pages 103-104 Back Matter....Pages 105-116