Violence: A Reader

by Catherine Besteman

Book Overview

Historians consider the previous century to have been one of the most violent periods in human history. As we move into an era where violence is sanitized and normalized in the media, and depicted as glamorous and fun, how will we relate to the violence in our midst? Why do people and their governments choose to engage in violent activity? How to peaceful people who live under violent conditions such as warfare or domestic abuse make sense of it?
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814798993
• ISBN13: 9780814798997
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.8"