This book explores God's use of violence as depicted in the Hebrew Bible. Ophir shows how the Bible's varied formations of divine violence anticipate the main outlines of the modern European state. A critique of the modern state, the book argues, must begin in unpacking its mostly repressed theological dimension.
Focusing on the concept of "interior frontiers," Ann Laura Stoler explores the racial dynamics within imperial democracy and their implications for global violence. The essays dissect the silent and violent divisions that arise in struggles among diverse populations. Drawing on Etienne Balibar's ideas, Stoler examines the legacy of colonialism and how it shapes current societal conditions. This thought-provoking collection challenges readers to confront the deep-rooted racist structures that persist in contemporary contexts.
This book reviews the colonial projects of the nineteenth and twentieth century which cast a long shadow on the laws, politics, and culture of nations around the world. It mentions the colonial residue that is apparent in fears about caravans of refugees and their effects on national culture. It also highlights the argument that nationalism isn't something that appeared out of nowhere, pointing out that liberals failed to see it coming because of the philosophical concepts that can't capture the importance of imperial thinking to liberal notions of self and nation. The book looks at a range of concepts that fall outside of traditional political measures and that structure the ways in which nations and individuals conceive of themselves. It considers Europe as a "shatterzone," an eighteenth-century geological term for areas of fissured rock that networks of veins that fill with rich mineral deposits