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This provocative thesis calls violence the driving force not just of war, but of politics and even social stability.
Though violence is commonly deplored, political scientist Ginsberg argues that in many ways it is indispensable, unavoidable, and valuable.
Ginsberg sees violence manifested in society in many ways. "Law-preserving violence" (using Walter Benjamin's phrase) is the chief means by which society preserves social order. Behind the security of a stable society are the blunt instruments of the police, prisons, and the power of the bureaucratic state to coerce and manipulate.
Ginsberg also discusses violence as a tool of social change, whether used in outright revolution or as a means of reform in public protests or the threat of insurrection. He notes that even groups committed to nonviolent tactics rely on the violent reactions of their opponents to achieve their ends. And to avoid the threat of unrest, modern states resort to social welfare systems (a prudent use of the carrot instead of the stick).
Emphasizing the unavoidability of violence to create major change, Ginsberg points out that few today would trade our current situation for the alternative had our forefathers not resorted to the violence of the American Revolution and the Civil War.
- Sales Rank: #1234712 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-09-17
- Released on: 2013-09-17
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Publishers Weekly
State violence is often seen as the continuation of politics by other means—to apply Clausewitz's famous observation on war. In his latest book, Johns Hopkins political scientist Ginsberg (The Fall of the Faculty) takes the contrary view, suggesting that violence is the driving force of politics. In six essays, Ginsberg analyzes such topics as bureaucracy and violence and how Cold War–era America became a nation marked more by warfare than welfare. He illustrates how the use of force can legitimate the state and examines the mechanization and depersonalization of warfare, noting that the Air Force now trains more drone operators than pilots. However, despite the book's original and exciting premise, it contains a number of stylistic and methodological flaws: for example, Ginsberg's use of the term violence, which he never defines, is so elastic that it includes wrongful prosecutions by overzealous federal bureaucrats. Ginsberg's penultimate chapter on Morality and Violence is marked by an antigovernment bias, and it includes the questionable claim that even democratic governments generally have few moral qualms about shedding the blood of disobedient citizens. Agent: Claire Gerus, Claire Gerus Literary Agency. (Sept.)
Review
"The most insightful recent book on the relationship between politics and violence in American domestic and foreign affairs.”
—Martin Shefter, professor of government, Cornell University
"Very informative, thought-provoking, and interesting.... A great beginning for students, teachers, and almost anyone who values critical thinking and seeks greater understanding of the role of violence in our world.”
—Portland Book Review
“Well-researched and well-written, and it will definitely make you think. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in politics or the structures of power.”
—San Francisco Book Review
“Ginsberg shows that the modern world is the product of violence and the threat of violence, both of which shape our daily lives. A model of careful analysis, this fascinating book makes us think about human conflict in new ways. Ginsberg uses a wealth of engrossing examples to show not only where violence has led us but also what it means and how we can keep it under control.”
—David Satter, author of It Was a Long Time Ago, and It Never Happened Anyway
“Ginsberg’s new study is important, whether or not you agree with it. It shines a searchlight on aspects of politics that mainstream approaches typically gloss over. It is also a pleasure to read, showing his characteristic combination of lucidity and insight.”
—Thomas Ferguson, professor of political science, University of Massachusetts, Boston; senior fellow, Roosevelt Institute
About the Author
Benjamin Ginsberg (Potomac, MD) is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of more than twenty books, including How the Jews Defeated Hitler: Exploding the Myth of Jewish Passivity in the Face of Nazism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013); The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2011); Do the Jews Have a Future in America?(Verbis, 2010); and Political Science as Public Philosophy, co-edited with Gwendolyn Mink (W.W. Norton, 2010).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Insightful, yet Superficial
By S. J. Boatwright
I was very excited to read Prof. Ginsberg's book given my own academic research interest in political violence, only to be let down chapter after chapter. Despite being broken down into straightforward and exciting sounding chapters, the work constantly jumps back and forth between historical epochs, state and non-state actors, and political and non-political violence. It is clear throughout the book that Ginsberg is particularly interested in the American legal/prison system and its debilitating social effects. Unfortunately, many of his points are interjected at inappropriate points. His work jumps from talking about Black urban riots in the 60's to Mao's Cultural Revolution in about two paragraphs. This type of scatterbrained writing typifies the entire work.
Beyond the erratic writing style the book offers practically no original thought; it would probably work well as a supplementary text for a course on Social Violence 101. I was most excited to read his chapter on bureaucracy and violence, as I am researching that exact connection right now for my own work, only to be terribly let down by the mere synthesis of other author's work. This is not to say the book is not valuable, it just ends up talking a little about everything instead of giving detail about anything (except the prison system). I would be cautious before purchasing and consider buying works more focused on the particular area of violence you are interested in: Hannah Arendt, Georges Sorel and Frantz Fanon all have excellent philosophical essays on violence, and there are a multitude of better works chronicling the history of violence in a more general sense.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
An Unexpected Gem for those interested in violence and its political place
By David S. Wellhauser
Mr. Ginsberg's book, because of its title, may be off-putting to many readers, however if you can look beyond the title you will discover 'The Value of Violence' is NOT a glorification of violence and how useful it is on a practical level. Rather, 'The Value of Violence' is deeply unhappy about the fact that violence does solve many problems. The Author repeats the sentiment over and over again--in almost the same words. This part of the book can be a little tedious. What, in effect, 'The Value of Violence' is is an analysis of violence, its causes, and its uses--however, Mr. Ginsberg goes beyond this and actually critiques violence in many cases.
What really stands out, for this reader, is the way in which the author analyzes and critiques prison rape. Still and all, Mr. Ginsberg's main thrust is the analysis of the value of violence and its nature.
Mr. Ginsberb is interested in the following:
1.Violence if ths driving force of politics
2.In using violence, state generally have a number advantages relative to other actors.
3. Most states do not rely upon naked violence as an instrument of governance but seek to refine violence and make it a more effective tool.
4. Another instrument that reduces the state's need to rely upon overt violence is public welfare.
5.Governments use violence against their citizens every day.
6.Violence is...the great engine of political change.
These six points are carefully analyzed and then explored through examples...sometimes the examples are a little longer than they need be...in the world of the ebook reader brevity is a virtue...this virtue is not always adopted by the author but the examples are very very good.
Mr. Ginsberg also critiques the Hobbesians like Steven Pinker [whose book The Angels of Our this reviewer also enjoyed very much]. This analysis is very astute. It alone would be worth buying the book.
The author is particularly critical of professional politicians but makes a very good case for this and why politicans 'must' be duplicitous. Another reason to read the book.
Violence, it is argued, answers 3 of the major questions in political life: statehood, territoriality, and power. A fascinating analysis that readers today are not used to seeing because of the pacifist nature of most academics today--especially those with an Anti-Western bias...which includes most Western academics today.
What was unique for this reader was the critique of Nonviolence as deployed by Mahatma Gandhi and Mr. King.The notion that nonviolence was "designed to produced economic and social disruption and, in some instances, to provoke violent response from their opponents" was fascinating. Most do not read the cult of nonviolence this way...even the Occupy movement but it seems undeniable.
None of this is to say that Mr. Ginsberg is glorifying or encouraging violence. What is happening in the book is an attempt to give an honest analysis of violence it history and it future. The latter being implicit in the book's argument.
This reviewer enjoyed Mr. Ginsberg's book very much and would highly recommend it to readers of political science and geopolitics of any particular leaning.
A MUST READ BOOK
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Initially I was disappointed that it seemed more discursive than definitive
By Santa Barbara book lover
I saw a C-SPAN interview with the author, causing me to order the book. I've been interested in the peculiar fact that so many people, even the seemingly-intelligent or at least highly-educated, claim to want to see the elimination of violence. It is so obvious that violence is natural, and thus inevitable, necessary and desirable, I was excited to see that an eminent scholar had applied his mind to discussing the context and ramifications of violence's value.
This is not a long book chocked full of informative statistics. Initially I was disappointed that it seemed more discursive than definitive, being essentially a collection of topical ruminations having to do with the way violence works in the U.S., especially recently. However, as I read I found many incisive insights and observations, and sufficient detail to keep me reading. Especially interesting are the extensive attention Ginsberg devotes to the role of bureaucracy as a sort of handmaiden of violence, and how the mediocre American 'justice system' often increases and supports violence in many ways it could be reducing or better-controlling it.
The author's tone suggested to me that his decades of studying American society has left him melancholy about our country, though quite realistic and pragmatic, and certainly with thought-provoking insight and understanding.
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