SOCY 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Daniel Goldhagen, Eliminationism, Aphorism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 122
• Professor: Rob Beamish

Document Summary

The long shadow of the twentieth century (part i world war ii and genocide) The twentieth century was an age of extremes. World war is almost certainly the largest in human history. From this, humanity has learned to live in a world in which killing, torture, and mass exile have become everyday experiences which we no longer notice. The aphorism: war is no more than the continuation of politics is attributed to carl von. To better understand the aphorism, you must understand that war can be seen as a political instrument , and exists in the interaction between two or more nation states. When war is declared, it changes from being an instrument in political communication to becoming different means of determining political differences. However, as an instrument it remains one part of the political equation and process of balancing powers and interests.