Violence and Visibility in Modern History

Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress.

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Colin Dayan, Vanderbilt University, USAThomas Weitin, University of Konstanz, GermanyBruce Dorsey, Swarthmore College, USAMartha Hodes, New York University, USAAmy Louise Wood, Illinois State University, USAMichael Wildt, Humboldt University, GermanyAnnette Jael Lehmann, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyPetra Bopp, University of Jena, GermanyJan Taubitz, University of Erfurt, GermanySebastian Jobs, University of Sydney, AustraliaDora Apel, Wayne State University, USA