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agency and violent acts
analysis of terror and fear
anthropology of violence
arson and criminal acts
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capital punishment studies
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collective versus individual violence
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criminal justice perspectives
cross-disciplinary research on violence
cultural analysis of aggression
cultural critique of violent performance
cultural meanings of brutality
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ethical and moral implications of violence
ethnographic approaches to violence
everyday violence in society
examining violent behavior in context
historical cases of violent behavior
historical evolution of violent norms
history of punitive practices
ideology and sanctioned harm
individual expression of violence
interconnections between violence and culture
interdisciplinary studies of conflict
intimate and structural forms of harm
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law and violent acts
legal frameworks and brutality
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patterns of human cruelty
performance theory
performances of violence
political contexts shaping violence
political manipulation through harm
political theory of coercion
political violence and ideology
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psychic dimensions of aggression
psychological impact of aggression
public perception of violent acts
sadism and psychological analysis
social thought and aggression
societal normalization of aggression
sociocultural perspectives on harm
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structural and systemic violence
terrorism and social impact
torture in historical context
understanding human aggression
violence and selfhood
violence and social control
violent practices in modern society
war and human behavior
Product details
- ISBN 9781558498570
- Weight: 456g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 06 Jan 2011
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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From acts of terrorism to war, from arson to capital punishment, from sadism to torture, performances of violence are all around us. Sometimes they grab headlines and rivet our attention, sometimes they are barely noticed, constituting part of our taken-for-granted world. Yet whether dramatic or barely noticed, violence seems everywhere to be on the rise. The essays in this volume explore the relationship between selfhood, agency, and violence, focusing on the psychic life of violence and its expression in the performances of particular individuals. At the same time, they look more closely at the way political contexts and ideologies shape both particular performances of violence and the way they are understood. By drawing on the expertise of scholars in a variety of fields - anthropology, history, political theory, law, and social thought - this book seeks to expose some of the subterranean cross currents of the cultural lives of violence and, in doing, to reveal their connections.
In addition to the editors, contributors include criminal justice scholar Mary Welek Atwell, anthropologist Veena Das, historian Ruth Miller, political scientist Anne Norton, political scientist Corey Robin, and historian Paul Steege.
