Violence and Society

Name: Violence and Society
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ISBN: 9781847870360

ISBN-10: 1847870368

ISBN-13: 9781847870360

Edition: 2011

Authors: Larry Ray, Larry Ray

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In this compelling and timely book, Violence and Society, Larry Ray offers a wide-ranging and integrated account of the many manifestations of violence in society. He examines violent behavior and its meanings in contemporary culture and throughout history.Introducing the major theoretical debates, the book examines different levels of violence - interpersonal, institutional and collective - and different forms of violence such as racist crime, homophobic crime and genocide. It provides readers with a succinct and comprehensive overview of its nature and effects, and the solutions and conflict resolutions involved in responses to violence. Interdisciplinary in its approach, the text draws…

Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 3/31/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.88" wide x 9.56" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures


About the Author


Acknowledgements


Introduction



What is Violence?



Origins of Violence



Violence, Bodies and Civilization



Spaces of Violence



Masculinities and Violence



Violence and the Private Sphere



Explaining Homicide



The Politics of 'Hate Crime'



Modernity and the Holocaust



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index