Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2013 - 529 páginas
Violence: The Enduring Problem, by Alex Alvarez and Ronet Bachman·Paper, Sage 2007, $52.95, 360 pg. (9781412916851), 124 PA, 75 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 – Fall 2011: 1120 new units (714 used)·Focuses on violent crime, less discussion of international or structural violence. Violence and Society, edited by Matthew Silberman·Paper, Prentice Hall, 2002, $82.80, 364 pg. (9780130967732), 27 PA, 57 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 – Fall 2011: 272 new units (214 used)·A reader that looks at many kinds of violence. Criminal Violence: Patterns, Causes, and Prevention, by Marc Riedel and Wayne Welch·2nd edition, Paper, Oxford, 2007, $49.95, 400 pg (9780195332483), 61 PA, 174 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 – Fall 2011: 1654 new units (1086 used)·3rd edition, Oxford, 2011, $54.95, 384 pg., (978-0199738786). Pubtrack Fall 2010 – Fall 2011: 507 new units (153 used)·Only discusses criminal violence, not the full range of individual and structural violence that our book includes. Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding, by Gregg Barak·Paper, Sage, 2003, $69.95, 360 pg (9780761926962), 116 PA, 145 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 – Fall 2011: 276 new units (336 used)·We are publishing a second edition of this book in spring 2013. Promote together?
 

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Índice

1 The Domain of Violence
1
2 The Cultural Roots of Violence
51
Murder and Rape
105
4 Family Violence
151
5 Educational Violence
181
6 Religious Violence
209
7 Economic Violence
243
8 State Violence
307
9 Structural Violence
379
Violence Inequality and Human Freedom
451
References
473
Index
511
About the Authors
525
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Peter Iadicola is professor of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He has published widely in journals including Social Justice: A Journal of Crime, Conflict, and World Order and Journal of Contemporary Sociology. Anson Shupe (1948-2015) was professor of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He was author or editor of a number of books, including Rogue Clerics: The Social Problem of Clergy Deviance.

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