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Show Time : The Logic and Power of Violent Display - Lee Ann Fujii

Show Time

The Logic and Power of Violent Display

By: Lee Ann Fujii, Martha Finnemore (Editor), Elisabeth Jean Wood (Epilogue by)

Paperback | 15 April 2026

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In Show Time, Lee Ann Fujii asks why some perpetrators of political violence, from lynch mobs to genocidal killers, display their acts of violence so publicly and extravagantly. Closely examining three horrific and extreme episodes â" the murder of a prominent Tutsi family amidst the genocide in Rwanda, the execution of Muslim men in a Serb-controlled village in Bosnia during the Balkan Wars, and the lynching of a twenty-two-year old Black farmhand on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1933 â" Fujii shows how "violent displays" are staged to not merely to kill those perceived to be enemies or threats, but also to affect and influence observers, neighbors, and the larger society. Watching and participating in these violent displays profoundly transforms those involved, reinforcing political identities, social hierarchies, and power structures. Such public spectacles of violence also force members of the community to choose sides â" openly show support for the goals of the violence, or risk becoming victims, themselves. Tracing the ways in which public displays of violence unfold, Show Time reveals how the perpetrators exploit the fluidity of social ties for their own ends.
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"Overall, Show Time is an extraordinary text that is as profound as it is provocative. The text also serves as a master-class in using the hyper-local to explain micro-dynamics." - International Affairs "Show Time is truly a remarkable book: deeply original, perceptive and courageous, It is also exceptionally well-written. The publication of Show Time is a gift." - Commonwealth and Comparative Politics "This book is a page-turner, passionately written, incredibly self-aware and poised." - Human Rights Review

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