Violence in Society Books


Revolutions: A Worldwide Introduction to Political and Social Change (Studies in Comparative Social Science) Best Price: $26.94 Revolution and state breakdowns are the focus of this student-friendly new text that analyzes...	The Female Fear: The Social Cost of Rape Best Price: $10.00 This book talks about misconceptions dealing with rape and how people view rape victims. It...	Blood in the Face: The Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, Nazi Skinheads, and the Rise of a New White Culture Best Price: $11.61 I had to buy this book for a U.S. Minority Group Sociology class, and I loved it. It's amazing...	Common Shock: Witnessing Violence Everyday Best Price: $4.89 I differ somewhat from the previous reviewers in that I found this book to fall short of my...	Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America (Revised Edition) Best Price: $6.95 This book deftly serves up a wealth of material to try to convince your liberal friends (I'm...



The Cry of Tamar: Violence Against Women and the Church's Response Best Price: $22.74 This book is a masterpiece, and should be on the bookshelf of every person interested in the...	Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence Best Price: $8.99 Shout Out was born of the hope that exists when women reach out to one another. Included are...	From Insurrection to Revolution in Mexico: Social Bases of Agrarian Violence, 1750-1940 Best Price: $19.47 In depth coverage of rural revolts and the grievances which led to them. Includes tables (in...	Violence and Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear, and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez (Inter-America Series) Best Price: $22.04 Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated...	When Talk Works: Profiles of Mediators (Business/Management) Best Price: $27.95 An intimate look at how twelve mediators achieve extraordinary results. At last,...



Violence and Activism at the Border: Gender, Fear, and Everyday Life in Ciudad Juarez (Inter-America Series) Best Price: $22.04 Between 1993 and 2003, more than 370 girls and women were murdered and their often-mutilated...	When Talk Works: Profiles of Mediators (Business/Management) Best Price: $27.95 An intimate look at how twelve mediators achieve extraordinary results. At last,...	Violence: From Theory To Research Best Price: $41.95	Remaking a World: Violence, Social Suffering, and Recovery Best Price: $16.00 Remaking a World completes a triptych of volumes on social suffering, violence, and recovery. ...	Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical Perspective Best Price: $34.00 Like all anthologies, this is a bit of a mixed bag, but overall it is strong. Even the weaker...

Rethinking Violence against Women (SAGE Series on Violence against Women) Best Price: $40.00 Based on a series of international workshops sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim...	Violence in Developing Countries: War, Memory, Progress Best Price: $19.70 Why is there so much violence in the developing countries? What does it have to do with...	American Nonviolence: The History of an Idea Best Price: $12.39 I LOVE this book, it will definitely stay on my shelf and I highly recommend people to read this...	Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence Best Price: $7.62 I bought this for a gift for someone who works as a psychologist and they told me his books are...	The Psychology of Genocide: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers Best Price: $13.95 Genocide has tragically claimed the lives of over 262 million victims in the last century. Jews,...

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur Best Price: $28.21 A powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides of the 20th and 21st...	Zero Tolera Resisting the Drive for Punishment Best Price: $4.99 Teachers, administrators, parents, and taxpayers should read this book. As a criminal justice...	Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie Best Price: $3.87 Clayton E. Cramer has an MA in history from Sonoma State University and has taught history in...	Violent Attachments Best Price: $47.28 This is another classic by Meloy which should be indispensable to both the student and student...	The Wilding of America: Money, Mayhem and the American Dream (Contemporary Social Issues) Best Price: $2.35 Explores the dangerous economic and social consequences of extreme individualism. New sections...

Toward a Global Idea of Race (Borderlines) Best Price: $25.00 It is not an easy book but it is exciting. When I read several pages I find myself putting it...	Hatred: The Psychological Descent Into Violence Best Price: $1.99 The author covered sustancial material from anger, rage, pejudice, bigotry and processes that...	Disagreements, Disputes, and All-Out War: Three Simple Steps for Dealing with Any Kind of Conflict Best Price: $8.48 Conflict is an inevitable part of life, whether it be at home or in the workplace - and...	Street Gang Patterns and Policies (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) Best Price: $19.62 This is a must read for scholars, police, and community leaders who are attempting to address...	Disagreements, Disputes, and All-Out War: Three Simple Steps for Dealing with Any Kind of Conflict Best Price: $8.48 Conflict is an inevitable part of life, whether it be at home or in the workplace - and...

Street Gang Patterns and Policies (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) Best Price: $19.62 This is a must read for scholars, police, and community leaders who are attempting to address...	Maximum Security: The Culture of Violence in Inner-City Schools Best Price: $5.75 Some background of John Devine would be most relevant to be placed in "about the...	The Dark Side Of Man Best Price: $8.43 The book is a graphic exploration of violence in humans--especially men--and other primates,...	The Pastor's Guide to Psychological Disorders and Treatments Best Price: $6.00 I intend to used this book as a resource in my classroom for graduate students who are...	Political Protest and Cultural Revolution: Nonviolent Direct Action in the 1970s and 1980s Best Price: $15.20 From her perspective as both participant and observer, Barbara Epstein examines the nonviolent...

Nobody Left to Hate: Teaching Compassion After Columbine Best Price: $6.25 As one with great respect for Professor Aronson's work; one who has read and reviewed several of...	Psychology of Terrorism Best Price: $48.65 During the past decade, we have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the nature and uses of...	Why We Fight: Practices for Lasting Peace Best Price: $7.00 War is an ancient--and primitive--way of dealing with conflict. Why can't we find a better way?...	Some Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict Best Price: $20.16 Beth Roy's account of how a dispute between two neighboring farmers - cow grazes neighbor's crop...	Adolescents and War How Youth Deal with Political Violence Best Price: $38.04 Hundreds of thousands of children are forced or legally recruited combatants in no fewer than 70...

Violence: A Reader (Main Trends of the Modern World) Best Price: $22.00 Historians consider the previous century to have been one of the most violent periods in human...	The Copycat Effect: How the Media and Popular Culture Trigger the Mayhem in Tomorrow's Headlines Best Price: $4.11 I purchased this book with the hopes that it would open my eyes to something that wasn't already...	Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention Best Price: $28.10	Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century Best Price: $39.95 This is a terrific book which uses case studies to draw concrete lessons for peaceful political...	Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics Best Price: $25.64 This book provides an empirical study of women's violence in global politics. The book looks at...

Unmasking Sexual Con Games: Teen Guide (Unmasking Sexual Con Games) Best Price: $2.55 Know how to protect yourself from being intimidated or conned into sex. These pages will help...	The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions (Science Essentials) Best Price: $19.90 Terrorism is the most clear and present danger we confront today, yet no phenomenon is more...	Transforming Conflict: Communication and Ethnopolitical Conflict (Communication, Media, and Politics) Best Price: $27.95 This student-oriented book introduces and explains the dynamics of conflict and resolution...	Discovering Girard Best Price: $10.13 I really appreciated the readability of this book. In a field crowded with overly-technical...	Moral Conflict: When Social Worlds Collide Best Price: $52.91 I am reading this book, Moral Conflict, and I recommend it very highly. Intercultural conflict...

Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution Best Price: $26.86 In Mr. Mayer's book "Beyond Neutrality" he tackles several problems that mediators...	Peacebuilding: A Field Guide Best Price: $26.95	Police Brutality: An Anthology Best Price: $3.00 Outstanding! People who say this book is one sided must be living on the comfortable side;...	Violence in America: The History of Crime (Violence, Cooperation, Peace) Best Price: $44.85 The collection of case studies, in Part I of this two-part series on violence in America,...	Sites of Violence: Gender and Conflict Zones Best Price: $19.90 In conflict zones from Iraq and Afghanistan to Guatemala and Somalia, the rules of war are...

Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence Best Price: $3.99 After spending some time postulating theories which might help explain the motives and actions...	Fieldwork Under Fire: Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture Best Price: $22.00 Fieldwork Under Fire is a path-breaking collection of essays written by anthropologists who...	The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance (Project of the International Peace Academy) Best Price: $20.25 You might be depressed after reading this book. It suggests how wars, though mostly civil wars,...	1968 in Europe: A History of Protest and Activism, 1956-1977 (Palgrave Macmillan Series in Transnational History) Best Price: $27.44 A concise reference for researchers on the protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, this book...

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