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Season 4, Episode 8: Prof. Lauren Benton, They Called it Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence

Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

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Violence and Political Order: A Case Study from Tasmania

This chapter explores the brutal violence involved in establishing political control, focusing on historical instances like the concentration camps in Southwest Africa and the treatment of Aborigines in Tasmania. It highlights how settler actions and the reclassification of Indigenous peoples led to vigilantism and rampant extermination efforts.

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