Moral Time

by Donald Black

Book Overview

Conflict is ubiquitous and inevitable, but people generally dislike it and try to prevent or avoid it as much as possible. So why do clashes of right and wrong occur? And why are some more serious than others? In Moral Time, sociologist Donald Black presents a new theory of conflict that provides answers to these and many other questions.

The heart of the theory is a completely new concept of social time. Black claims that the root cause of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199737142
• ISBN13: 9780199737147
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"