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Coercion, it seems, like poverty and prejudice, has always been with us. Political thinkers and philosophers have been arguing its more direct and personal consequences for centuries. Today, at a point in history marked by dramatic changes and challenges to the existing military, political, and social order, coercion is more at the forefront of political activity than ever before. While the modern state has no doubt freed man from some of the forms of coercion by which he has traditionally been plagued, we hear now from all sectors of society complaints about systematic coerciveness-not only on the national and international levels, but on the individual level as well.
Contents
Preface 1 Coercion: an Overview 2 A Concept Coercion 3 Coercion and Freedom 4 Coercion and Coercive Offers 5 Coercion, Space, and the Modes of Human Domination 6 Spontaneity, Justice, and Coercion: On Nicomachean Ethics, Books HI and V 7 Coercion and Social Change 8 Is Coercion Ethically Neutral? 9 The Need for Coercion 10 Noncoercive Society: Some Doubts, Leninist and Contemporary 11 Trust as an Alternative to Coercion 12 Political Coercion and Political Obligation 13 Coercion and International Politics: A Theoretical Analysis 14 Bargaining and Bargaining Tactics 15 Coercion in Politics and Strategy
