The Least of All Possible Evils: A Short History of Humanitarian Violence

Weizman, Eyal

ISBN 10: 178663273X / ISBN 13: 9781786632739

Editore: Verso, 2017

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• Titolo: The Least of All Possible Evils: A Short History of Humanitarian Violence
• Editore: Verso
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 178663273X
• ISBN 13: 9781786632739
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

Groundbreaking exploration of the philosophy underpinning Western humanitarian intervention

The notion of a humanitarian “lesser evil” has become instrumental in justifying the West’s military adventures. It informs obscene calculations determining how much collateral damage is permissible in conflict. It determines the minimum requirements of survival imposed upon an occupied territory.

As Eyal Weizman shows in this brilliant exploration of forensic architecture, this can be seen in particular in the regime imposed upon Gaza by the state of Israel. Examining the damage following the 2010 bombardment, he pieces together the systematic process of destruction, revealing the political atrocity within the debris. The way he gathers together the evidence forces us to rethink our understanding of justice and human rights in the modern world.

Informazioni sull?autore

Eyal Weizman is Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he directs the Centre for Research Architecture and the European Research Council funded project Forensic Architecture. He is also a founder member of the collective Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency (DAAR) in Bethlehem, Palestine. He is the author of Hollow Land, The Least of All Possible Evils, and co-editor of A Civilian Occupation. He lives in London.