Enemies of All Humankind Fictions of Legitimate Violence

Enemies of All Humankind Fictions of Legitimate Violence

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Hostis humani generis, meaning "enemy of humankind," is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that this legal fiction does more than characterize certain person...

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Main Author: Schillings, Sonja (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Hanover, NH, USA Dartmouth College Press 2016
Series:Re-Mapping the Transnational: A Dartmouth Series in American Studies
Subjects:
Literature & literary studies
Literature
Civilization
Essentialism
Hostis humani generis
Piracy
State of nature
Totalitarianism
United States
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