ISBN:
9780761926955
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (361 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Violence and Nonviolence : Pathways to Understanding
DDC:
303.6
Keywords:
Violence ; United States
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Nonviolence ; United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding is the first book to provide an integrative, systematic approach to the study of violence and nonviolence in one volume. Eminent scholar and award-winning author Gregg Barak examines virtually all forms of violence-from verbal abuse to genocide-and treats all of these expressions of violence as interpersonal, institutional, and structural occurrences. In the context of recovery and nonviolence, Barak addresses peace and conflict studies, legal rights, social justice, and various nonviolent movements. Employing an interdisciplinary framework
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; Part I: TYPES OF VIOLENCE; 1 - Violence in Perspective; 2 - Interpersonal Violence; 3 - Institutional Violence; 4 - Structural Violence; Part II: PATHWAYS TO VIOLENCE; 5 - Explanations of Violence; 6 - Media and Violence; 7 - Sexuality and Violence; Part III: PATHWAYS TO NONVIOLENCE; 8 - Recovering From Violence; 9 - Models of Nonviolence; 10 - Policies of Nonviolence; Index; About the Author;
Note:
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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