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Do governments and societies need enemies?

Professor Rodney Barker · Gresham College

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About

This lecture explores the ways in which political enemies are described and portrayed, and the extent to which this functions to sustain social cohesion and justify the powers of government.

The talk

  1. Do governments and societies need enemies? 2007-12-10 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Rodney Barker
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Philosophy
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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