Man, animal, thing, dust. The violence against the political enemy in historical perspective

Published

2026-01-13

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63277/gsc.v26i.4879

Authors

  • Angelo Ventrone Università di Macerata (UNIMC)

Keywords:

political enemy, propaganda, political violence

Abstract

The essay deals with the overlap between the figure of the political enemy and that of the criminal in the contemporary age, and compares the methods of political repression enacted in Europe in the period ranging from the Commune of Paris to the outbreak of the Cold War.

Author Biography

Angelo Ventrone, Università di Macerata (UNIMC)

Professore ordinario di storia contemporanea, Dipartimento di scienze politiche, della comunicazione e delle relazioni internazionali.