Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Ewan McGaughey covers both common law and civil law countries, focusing on major jurisdictions such as the UK, India, the US, Germany, the European Union, and China. This Very Short Introduction is aimed at those studying, teaching, or practising company, corporate, or business law, courses in management, environmental policy, and international relations, as well as general readers. McGaughey explores the cutting edge debates in economics, politics, and law, representing a range of views, and considers possible solutions. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
什麼是暴力？暴力一定是壞的嗎？暴力真的有「正當性」與「非正當性」的區別嗎？相較於現代，過去的社會比較殘暴？打開牛津大學出版社最受歡迎通識讀本，用最簡明的方式了解暴力的形式與演變。暴力是人類歷史和人類本性的一部分，也是我們最獨特的特徵之一，暴力跨越了時間，是所有文化和社會共同擁有的事物，它不僅定義了人與人之間的相互關係，也影響了團體與國家在千年間的互動方式。每個社會都存在暴力，所有個體都具有暴力的能力，但暴力的定義會隨著時空背景的不同而改變，也取決於當下所處的社會文化或政治風氣。例如，家暴直到十九世紀才被視為不可接受，在此之前，男子有權以暴力維持家庭紀律；在所謂的「反恐戰爭」中，由國家主導的「正當酷刑」被認為可以拯救數千條生命。此外，不同社會和個體的暴力程度並不相同，而在不同的文化中，暴力的形式也有所不同。本書深入探討現代世界中各種暴力行為，包括人際暴力、性別暴力、集體暴力、宗教暴力、性暴力、政治暴力、網路暴力等等，同時解釋史前世界的暴力與現代世界有何不同，以及這些差異的重要性。透過研究暴力行為所涵蓋的觀念、價值觀和文化實踐，以及其所處的歷史或文化，理解暴力的本質。本書也討論了諸多與暴力相關的核心問題，包括暴力是否總是「壞的」，人類暴力是否有任何界限？為什麼曾經被認為是可以接受的事物，如家暴、決鬥、奴隸制，在某些社會和文化中逐漸變得不可接受，但在其他地方仍然存在？隨著時代演進，我們的暴力行為是變得更多還是更少？【你是知識控嗎？關於牛津通識課】用最簡明直白的方式，了解現代人最需要知道的大問題。牛津通識課（Very Short Introductions，簡稱VSI）是英國牛津大學出版社（Oxford University Press）的系列叢書，秉持「為所有讀者提供一個可讀性強且包羅萬千的工具書圖書館」的信念，於1995年首次推出，多年來已出版近700本讀物，內容涉及歷史、神學、藝術、哲學、文學、醫學、自然科學、政治等數十多種領域。每一本書對應一個主題，由該領域公認的專家撰寫，篇幅簡潔精煉，並提供進一步深度閱讀的建議，確保讀者讀完後能建立該主題的專業級知識框架。
Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social, political, and economic activity. Despite this, the law oft
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