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    Re-Enchanting Humanity?

    Serier serie Interventions
    International intervention is not just about ‘saving’ human lives: it is also an attempt to secure humanity’s place in the universe.This book explores the Western secular beliefs that underpin contemporary practices of intervention—most importantly, beliefs about life, death and the dominance of humanity. These beliefs shape a wide range of practices: the idea that human beings should intervene ... Læs mere

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