The History of Violence

The Ethics of International Sactions

International sanctions are a key foreign policy tool, and are often presented as a humanitarian alternative to war. But is this really the case, or are they simply a way of engaging in Western imperialism without the bad press and body bags?

Is a Bad Peace Better than War?

Benjamin Franklin, remarking on the coming end of the American Revolutionary War, said that “there was never a good War, or a bad Peace.” But is this really the case?

In this short episode, I discuss a couple of examples of post-conflict violence, Northern Ireland and Guatemala, looking at how peace deals often serve to redistribute violence. 

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Antifa and The Battle of Cable Street

Who are the Antifa supersoldiers? 

Well, they are sometimes antisocial but always antifascist but to understand their roots we have to go back to the 1936 Battle of Cable Street. So today I will talk about what happened to Mosley and his boys when they tried to march through the East End, and what this can tell us about the modern philosophy of Antifa. 

¡No Pasaran! 

Weird War Animals

Cry Havoc . . . and Unleash the HOGS OF WAR!

In this episode Claire Elliott joins me to talk about some of the weirdest uses of war animals. Not horses and elephants, more like WarCats and hogs. Enjoy!

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Totalitarian Violence, Dehumanization and the Treatment of Migrants

Despite the fall of most of the world's totalitarian regimes, their tactics of violence and control did not disappear. Hannah Arendt warned of the continuing use of "totalitarian instruments" by governments around the world. In this podcast I discuss totalitarianism and totalitarian violence, and how we can see aspects of this in the contemporary response to migration and refugees. 

 

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Champion Warfare - Myth or Reality?

Fantasy, mythology and historical fiction is full of scenes of champion combat, with heroes and villains battling to settle the fate of nations. But did this really happen, or is it just an invention of classical poets? 

 

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Intro Episode - What is Violence?

Welcome to The History of Violence podcast! This episode discusses different types of violence, and how we can understand violence across different eras. 

 

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