Sandor Goodhart

How Violence Works

Philosophy

“As the extraordinary work of theorist René Girard becomes more widely known, the need for a clear, user-friendly, introductory account of each of his major ideas—with extended materials for further critical study—becomes increasingly pressing. With chapters on mimetic desire, on collective violence and the scapegoat mechanism, and on the role of Jewish and Christian scriptural texts in addressing these topics in ancient and modern cultural settings, this exciting book fills that need superbly.”