SOC101Y1 : SiQ Ch 22
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It replaced european colonialism with nation-states supposedly embodying rule by the people and it made wars between great powers too lethal to be rational. Terrorism is defined in terms of deliberate targeting of civilians by small groups. Only when the last empire abdicates or is destroyed will it be possible to create an international order with greater chances of reducing mass killing. Can the global human right movement prevent serious violations? the number of nongovernmental groups devoted to the cause has increased, the human-rights budgets of donor agencies have grown, and media usage of the term have skyrocketed.
