Cultural Shaping of Violence: Victimization, Escalation, Response - Couverture souple

Anderson, Myrdene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557533733 ISBN 13 : 9781557533739

Editeur : Purdue University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark society's contemporary condition. Sept. 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understond or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. The book's 27 chapters, researched and written by 28 scholars of seven nationalities, document violence in 22 distinct cultural settings in 17 nation-states on five continents. Internal to each society, a number of sites of violence may thrive, from the domestic sphere to social institutions and political arenas. In whatever site or guise, violence reverberates throughout the social fabric and beyond.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Myrdene Anderson is an anthropologist, linguist, and semiotician. For a citizen-scientist immersed in many cultural worlds, Anderson considers violence an imperative intellectual and pragmatic issue; however, this book was a collaborative issue. A majority of the authors are anthropologists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Purdue University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557533733
• ISBN 13: 9781557533739
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible