Weapon of the Weak (Apologies to James Scott)
Violence in Russian History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5782575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Engelstein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 679-693 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kritika (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-023X • E-ISSN: 1538-5000 |
| Publisher | Slavica Publishers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/kri.2003.0038 |
| OpenAlex | W2092761251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The essays gathered here offer case studies of violence in Russian history, without defining the term. Violence, we naturally assume, involves the use of force or, less dramatically, compulsion or constraint resulting in some kind of damage. The OED identifies it with "treatment or usage tending to cause bodily injury or forcibly interfering with personal freedom." Under certain circumstances, as in self-defense and wartime, violence is considered a justifiable choice. An essential attribute of the state, in Max Weber's famous definition, is its "monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force." The speech that includes this formulation was delivered in Munich in 1918 and begins by citing Lev Davidovich Trotskii's remark at Brest-Litovsk, that "every state is founded on force." 1 Soviet Russia was thus on Weber's mind when he made his general observations. This connection brings us back to the subject at hand
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |