Violence in Europe historical and contemporary perspectives
SOFTCOVER EDITION Has violence changed over the centuries? Has it always held the same meanings for us? Will it always be a given in society? Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence—from street crime to terrorist attacks, homicide to genoci...
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| Format: | eBook |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456398706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Contested Definitions
- Violence: Reflections About a Word
- Violence as an Essentially Contested Concept
- Long-Term Trends
- Homicide in Scandinavia: Long-Term Trends and Their Interpretations
- Violence in France’s Past: An Anthropological Approach
- The Fall and Rise of Homicide in Ireland
- Contemporary Trends
- Violence in Present-Day France: Data and Sociological Analysis
- From Old Threats to Enigmatic Enemies: The Evolution of European Policies from Low Intensity Violence to Homegrown Terrorism
- Gendering Violent Practices
- The Language of Violence: Symbolic Body Parts in Marital Conflicts in Early Modern France
- Negotiating Violence and Gender: Security and the Night Time Economy in the UK
- Politics, War and Violence
- Violence and War: Measuring Homicide in Belgium (1900–1950)
- Democratization and Violence: European and International Perspectives
- Violence and Violence-Control in Long-Term Perspective: ‘Testing’ Elias in Relation to War, Genocide, Crime, Punishment and Sport.
