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Coercion and the state

by David A. Reidy

Duress (law)Power (Social sciences)Political ethicsTerrorism, preventionPolitical science, philosophyThe StatePersuasion (Psychology)Authoritarianism

"A signal feature of legal and political institutions is that they exercise coercive power. The essays in this volume examine institutional coercion with the aim of trying to understand its nature, justification and limits."--BOOK JACKET.

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