ANTH 337

Nationalism, Violence, and the State

This course examines the development of the modern nation-state and its connections to violence. The course considers the processes, ideologies, and mechanisms of state-sanctioned violence, interethnic/racial violence, pogroms, massacres and warfare in historical and contemporary contexts. The course also considers the efforts of international agencies in the establishment of courts and the allocation of punishments and formal mechanisms countries have utilized to resolve conflict

Units: 3.0