Violence in Society Books


Genocide, Collective Violence, and Popular Memory: The Politics of Remembrance in the Twentieth Century (World Beat Series, No. 1)Genocide, Collective Violence, and Popular Memory: The Politics of Remembrance in the Twentieth Century (World Beat Series, No. 1)
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The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme...
Reality, Truth and Evil: Facts, Questions, And Perspectives on September 11, 2001Reality, Truth and Evil: Facts, Questions, And Perspectives on September 11, 2001
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Using the events of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor as his backdrop, Meyer studies the issues of reality,...
Politics and Poetics of Migration: Narratives of Iranian Women from the DiasporaPolitics and Poetics of Migration: Narratives of Iranian Women from the Diaspora
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This book uses gendered stories of displacement and re-settlement to interrogate our...
The Tokens of Esteem: An Essay in Ritual InhumanityThe Tokens of Esteem: An Essay in Ritual Inhumanity
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This is an excellent review of some of the primitive cultures described in the anthropological...
Violence, Conflict, and World Order: Critical Conversations on State Sanctioned JusticeViolence, Conflict, and World Order: Critical Conversations on State Sanctioned Justice
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Violence, Conflict, and World Order: Critical Conversations on State-Sanctioned Justice examines...


Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution (2nd Edition)Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution (2nd Edition)
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Highly regarded by instructors as the most comprehensive and insightful textbook on conflict...
Millennium RageMillennium Rage
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As the millennium approaches, apocalyptic fervor is sweeping the nation. Militias, white...
Values, Violence, And Our Future. (Value Inquiry Book)Values, Violence, And Our Future. (Value Inquiry Book)
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This book is an accurate reflection of our society. People may not want to admit what they are...
High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western FrontierHigh Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier
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Noted frontier Western historian Robert Utley deserves praise for writing about the Lincoln...
Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass MediaHumanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
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As the Cold War began to wind down in the early '90s, former colonies were besieged by a string...


Values, Violence, And Our Future. (Value Inquiry Book)Values, Violence, And Our Future. (Value Inquiry Book)
Best Price: $45.00
This book is an accurate reflection of our society. People may not want to admit what they are...
High Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western FrontierHigh Noon in Lincoln: Violence on the Western Frontier
Best Price: $12.00
Noted frontier Western historian Robert Utley deserves praise for writing about the Lincoln...
Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass MediaHumanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
Best Price: $29.95
As the Cold War began to wind down in the early '90s, former colonies were besieged by a string...
Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer WorldSex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
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Human beings have been battling one another since time immemorial. But why war and terrorism?...
Handbook of School Violence And School Safety: From Research to PracticeHandbook of School Violence And School Safety: From Research to Practice
Best Price: $80.89
For theory and general overiview of latest research this is a great book. I was looking more...

Violence, Identity, and Self-DeterminationViolence, Identity, and Self-Determination
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This is a superb volume that concerns (quite obviously) the relationship between violence and...
Revolutions in World History (Themes in World History)Revolutions in World History (Themes in World History)
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Revolutions have been a part of politics for centuries. Their ideologies, their leaders, and...
War, Citizenship, TerritoryWar, Citizenship, Territory
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For all too obvious reasons, war, empire, and military conflict have become extremely hot topics...
Everywhere We Go: Behind the Matchday MadnessEverywhere We Go: Behind the Matchday Madness
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This volume offers an insight into the behavior of the football thug. It features many...
Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order (Radical 60s)Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order (Radical 60s)
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At what point are citizens justified--and perhaps even obliged--to violate the law of the land...

The Unpast: Elite Violence and Social Control in Brazil, 1954-2000 (Ohio RIS Latin America Series)The Unpast: Elite Violence and Social Control in Brazil, 1954-2000 (Ohio RIS Latin America Series)
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Portuguese and Brazilian slave-traders shipped an estimated four million slaves to Brazil?in...
Negative Ethnicity: From Bias to GenocideNegative Ethnicity: From Bias to Genocide
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When Kids Kill: Shocking Crimes of Lost Innocence (Virgin True Crime)When Kids Kill: Shocking Crimes of Lost Innocence (Virgin True Crime)
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The first chapter of this book leads you to believe it is going to be a sociological and...
Constructive ConflictsConstructive Conflicts
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In the ever-expanding field of conflict resolution literature, Louis Kriesberg's work is most...
The Psychological Effects of War and Violence on ChildrenThe Psychological Effects of War and Violence on Children
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The outgrowth of a conference planned as a response to the need for researchers and clinicians...

Born of War: Protecting Children of Sexual Violence Survivors in Conflict ZonesBorn of War: Protecting Children of Sexual Violence Survivors in Conflict Zones
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* Much has been written about women who have survived wartime sexual violence, but this is the...
Law, Violence, and the Possibility of Justice.Law, Violence, and the Possibility of Justice.
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Law punishes violence, yet law depends on violence. In this book, a group of leading...
The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and AggressionThe Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression
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Violence is a complex behavior that manifests itself every day in acts of terrorism, through...
Per Versions of Love and Hate (Wo Es War)Per Versions of Love and Hate (Wo Es War)
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Renata Salecl offers a digestible analysis of contemporary American society and identity using...
Per Versions of Love and Hate (Wo Es War)Per Versions of Love and Hate (Wo Es War)
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Renata Salecl offers a digestible analysis of contemporary American society and identity using...

Families That Abuse: Diagnosis and TherapyFamilies That Abuse: Diagnosis and Therapy
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Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors (Southeast Asia Studies)Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors (Southeast Asia Studies)
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This is one of the most powerful books I have read. The writing may not be the greatest. After...
Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy: Transf in Society and Culture (Italian & Italian American Studies)Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy: Transf in Society and Culture (Italian & Italian American Studies)
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Contemporary Italian history has been marked by an extraordinary series of murders and political...
Genocide, War, and Human SurvivalGenocide, War, and Human Survival
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From the tragic workings of the Holocaust and Hiroshima to contemporary examples of genocide in...
Religion and Nationalism in Iraq: A Comparative Perspective (Studies in World Religions)Religion and Nationalism in Iraq: A Comparative Perspective (Studies in World Religions)
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Because the situation in Iraq exhibits some of the standard symptoms of religious nationalism,...

Prevention and Intervention Practice in Post-Apartheid South AfricaPrevention and Intervention Practice in Post-Apartheid South Africa
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Meet the challenge posed by South African society for community psychology! Prevention and...
Violence in America's Schools: Understanding, Prevention, and ResponsesViolence in America's Schools: Understanding, Prevention, and Responses
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Violence is an issue in schools we all need to acknowledge and address so our kids can feel...
Terrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos SyndromeTerrorism For Self-Glorification: The Herostratos Syndrome
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In 356 B.C. Herostratos destroyed one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the Temple of...
Dwellers of Memory: Youth and Violence in Medellin, Colombia (Memory and Narrative)Dwellers of Memory: Youth and Violence in Medellin, Colombia (Memory and Narrative)
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Teaching the Violent Past: History Education and ReconciliationTeaching the Violent Past: History Education and Reconciliation
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During an armed conflict or period of gross human rights violations, the first priority is a...

Neverending Wars: The International Community, Weak States, and the Perpetuation of Civil WarNeverending Wars: The International Community, Weak States, and the Perpetuation of Civil War
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Since 1945, the average length of civil wars has increased three-fold. What can explain this...
Transforming Violence: Linking Local and Global PeacemakingTransforming Violence: Linking Local and Global Peacemaking
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Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (Two Volume Set)Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (Two Volume Set)
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Interpersonal violence is behavior that intentionally threatens, attempts, or actually inflicts...
After the Lovedeath: Sexual Violence and the Making of CultureAfter the Lovedeath: Sexual Violence and the Making of Culture
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This elegantly written book is a bold attempt to reinterpret the nature of sexual violence and...
Opposing Viewpoints Series - Media Violence (hardcover edition) (Opposing Viewpoints Series)Opposing Viewpoints Series - Media Violence (hardcover edition) (Opposing Viewpoints Series)
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People continue to be concerned about media violence and the marketing of media violence to...

Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants (Issues in Crime & Justice)Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants (Issues in Crime & Justice)
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"Is It A Child's Fault, Too?""Is It A Child's Fault, Too?"
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I think this is a book for all woman who have been through some kind of abuse in their life and...
Intimate ViolenceIntimate Violence
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Sadly, I've never read this book. On a better note though, it is by Dr. Blackman, which means...
Opposing Viewpoints Series - Media Violence (hardcover edition) (Opposing Viewpoints Series)Opposing Viewpoints Series - Media Violence (hardcover edition) (Opposing Viewpoints Series)
Best Price: $34.25
People continue to be concerned about media violence and the marketing of media violence to...
Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants (Issues in Crime & Justice)Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants (Issues in Crime & Justice)
Best Price: $62.46

"Is It A Child's Fault, Too?""Is It A Child's Fault, Too?"
Best Price: $10.49
I think this is a book for all woman who have been through some kind of abuse in their life and...
Intimate ViolenceIntimate Violence
Best Price: $5.04
Sadly, I've never read this book. On a better note though, it is by Dr. Blackman, which means...
Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice: How We Can Stop Girls' ViolenceSugar and Spice and No Longer Nice: How We Can Stop Girls' Violence
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Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice: How We Can Stop Girls' Violence (Hardcover) by Deborah...
I Can Make My World a Safer Place: A Kid's Book About Stopping ViolenceI Can Make My World a Safer Place: A Kid's Book About Stopping Violence
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Through simple text, eye-catching drawings, and activities such as mazes, crosswords, and word...
The Moral Order of a SuburbThe Moral Order of a Suburb
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Surrounding all major cities in the United States are numerous smaller communities collectively...

Violence and Theology (Horizons in Theology)Violence and Theology (Horizons in Theology)
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Recently I worked through a lecture concerning violence for the theology and film class. I have...
Aceh, Indonesia: Securing the Insecure State (The Ethnography of Political Violence)Aceh, Indonesia: Securing the Insecure State (The Ethnography of Political Violence)
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In 1998, Indonesia exploded with both euphoria and violence after the fall of its longtime...
Refractions of ViolenceRefractions of Violence
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Berkeley historian and critic, Martin Jay, offers sixteen reflections on violence and reactions...
  
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