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Bruce Robbins’ “Atrocity” explores the literary representations of mass violence and traces the emergence of a cosmopolitan recognition of atrocity.
What is achieved is a profound exploration of the emergence of abhorrence and indignation in the face of mass violence and a critical examination of the conditions for the emergence of cosmopolitanism — the ability to look at your own nation with the critical eyes of a stranger.
Author: Cornelia Wall
Over the past decade, many of the world’s biggest companies have found themselves embroiled in legal disputes over corruption, fraud, environmental damage, tax evasion, or sanction violations.
Corporations including Volkswagen, BP, and Credit Suisse have paid record-breaking fines.
Many critics of globalization and corporate impunity cheer this turn toward accountability. Others, however, question American dominance in legal battles that seem to impose domestic legal norms beyond national boundaries.
In this book, Cornelia Woll examines the politics of American corporate criminal law’s extraterritorial reach.
