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Maurice Champagne (1936—1998) was a Quebecois writer, philosopher and psychologist. This work entitled “Essay on Peace — Violence in Power” focuses on the mental violence that society creates (such as misogyny), usually systemic and no less damaging than more overt forms of physical violence.

The cover image draws the outline of a human head in tape, suggesting a thin but unbroken physical barrier to the mind inside. Within the mind a series of shockwaves radiate from the centre, fracturing the text to create a sense of the violence that rages inside.

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