Violence, Society and Radical Theory by William Pawlett - 9781138267145

Taylor & Francis

Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard, applying these to a range of violent events - events often labelled \u2019inexplicable\u2019 - in order to show how even the most extreme of acts can be seen as socially meaningful. > Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard, applying these to a range of violent events - events often labelled \u2019inexplicable\u2019 - in order to show how even the most extreme of acts can be seen as socially meaningful.\nThe book offers an understanding of violence as fundamental to social relations and social organisation, departing from studies that focus on individual offenders and their psychological states to concentrate inste.