James F. Jr. Short, Marvin E. Wolfgang

Collective Violence (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Collective violence has played an important role throughout American history, though we have typically denied it. This book addresses theory and research on violence as a group phenomenon. It is suitable for courses in sociology, anthropology and political science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351527736
• Artikelnr.: 48867414

Autorenporträt

James F. Short, Marvin E. Wolfgang

Inhaltsangabe

I: Introduction and Overview
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II: Theoretical Issues
2: Interpreting Collective Violence
3: Issueless Riots
4: A Critical Note on Conceptions of Collective Behavior
5: Two Critics in Search of a Bias
6: Agonistics-Rituals of Conflict
7: The Legitimation of Violence
8: The Controversy Surrounding Analyses of Collective Violence
III: Comparative Perspectives
9: Patterns in International Warfare, 1816-1965
10: Sources of Rebellion in Western Societies
11: Conflict Without Violence and Violence Without Conflict in a Mexican Mestizo Village
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13: Violence in the New Guinea Highlands
14: Violence in Burmese History
15: The Place of Aggression in Social Interaction
IV: Dimensions of Collective Violence in the United States
16: The Paradox of American Violence
17: The Psychology of Political Activity
18: Rebellion and Repression and the Vietnam War
19: Cultural Value Orientations and Student Protest
20: Campus Protests and the Vietnam War
21: Campus Conflict as Formative Influence
22: Local Political Leadership and Popular Discontent in the Ghetto
23: The Emergence of Muted Violence in Crowd Behavior
24: Police Violence and Its Public Support
25: The Police and Collective Violence in Contemporary America
V: In Search of Alternatives
26: The Nonviolent Alternative
27: The Usefulness of Commission Studies of Collective Violence