Social Science : Violence in Society

Crime and Racial Constructions: Cultural Misinformation about African Americans in Media and Academia critically examines how the film industry and criminolo......

From the award-winning, critically acclaimed Charles Bowden, a stunning work of reportage on Ciudad Juárez-the blood-soaked town caught in the crosshairs of ......

This book presents writings Tolstoy was never, in his lifetime, allowed to publish in his native Russia. He was a successful author by middle age; world famo......

In this pioneering volume, Robert Skloot brings together four plays—three of which are published here for the first time—that fearlessly explore ......

Combining new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments, Fanatics offers a comprehensive and timely examination of the state of Europe......

Revolutions have been a part of politics for centuries. Their ideologies, their leaders, and their successes or failures have shaped the history of nations w......

Taking Power analyzes the causes behind some three dozen revolutions in the Third World between 1910 and the present. It advances a new theory that seeks to ......

This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. Starting with the standoffs of Wounded Kn......

All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger socia......

In a book that challenges the most widely held ideas of why individuals engage in collective conflict, Russell Hardin offers a timely, crucial explanation of......

During the twelve years from 1933 until 1945, the concentration camp operated as a terror society. In this pioneering book, the renowned German sociologist W......

Why did the twentieth century witness unprecedented organized genocide? Can we learn why genocide is perpetrated by comparing different cases of genocide? Is......

Difficult people come in all shapes and sizes, but they're easy to recognize: managers who take credit for your achievements; family members who can't compro......

Effigy examines the images of a capital defendant portrayed, by the defense attorneys and the prosecutor, during the guilt and penalty phases of capital tria......

A purpose of this book is to present recent World Bank analytical work on the causes of violence and conflict in Colombia, highlighting pilot lending program......

The aim of Reshaping the Future is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing conflict and in reconstructing ......

Enough Blood Shed confronts the reality of a world awash in weapons and the belief that war is inevitable, with people powerless to change the system. It pro......

Building an Ark: 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering is a first-of-its-kind, inspiring look at practical solutions for the humane treatment of animals and anim......

American Swastika takes readers through hidden enclaves of hate in America, exploring how White Supremacy movements thrive nationwide, even as the country on......

Triumph Over Darkness is a collection of prose and therapeutic insights that create a powerful commentary on incest, rape, abuse, and the recovery process. W......