Violence [electronic resource] :a new approach / Michel Wieviorka ; translated by David Macey.
By: Wieviorka, Michel.
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, 2009Description: 1 online resource (vi, 183 p.).ISBN: 9781446249550 (electronic bk.); 1446249557 (electronic bk.).Uniform titles: Violence. English Subject(s): Violence | Sociology | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society | Sociology | ViolenceGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 303.6 Online resources: EBSCOhost Summary: How do we understand violence? The majority of explanations available are often reductive because violence combines different aspects, from gratuitous violence to extreme cruelty. This work outlines a more complex view, which does not omit to describe any features of violence and presents a paradigm for understanding this phenomenon.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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How do we understand violence? The majority of explanations available are often reductive because violence combines different aspects, from gratuitous violence to extreme cruelty. This work outlines a more complex view, which does not omit to describe any features of violence and presents a paradigm for understanding this phenomenon.
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