The Violent Underpinnings of American Life: How Violence Maintains Social Order in the Us

by Liam Downey

Book Overview

A damning examination of how violence serves to maintain social order and elite power in the United States

The Violent Underpinnings of American Life boldly asserts that violence--far from going against American ideals--is as American as apple pie, central to the country's social order and the dominance of its most powerful groups. Drawing from extensive research and analysis of key social, political, and cultural events, Liam...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479814849
• ISBN13: 9781479814848
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"