Violence in Europe historical and contemporary perspectives /
"Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence - from street crime to terrorist attacks, homicide to genocide - in the evolution of human and national behavior. The editors and 14 colleagues in history, anthropology, sociology, and psycholog...
| Other Authors: | Body-Gendrot, Sophie., Spierenburg, Petrus Cornelis., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
©2008.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
"Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence - from street crime to terrorist attacks, homicide to genocide - in the evolution of human and national behavior. The editors and 14 colleagues in history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology focus on Northern and Western Europe, examining centuries of violent phenomena, from the cultural logic of the Middle Ages to today's soccer riots and security alerts."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Front Matter; Introduction; Violence: Reflections About a Word; Violence as an Essentially Contested Concept; 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; 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; The Language of Violence: Symbolic Body Parts in Marital Conflicts in Early Modern France. "Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence - from street crime to terrorist attacks, homicide to genocide - in the evolution of human and national behavior. The editors and 14 colleagues in history, anthropology, sociology, and psychology focus on Northern and Western Europe, examining centuries of violent phenomena, from the cultural logic of the Middle Ages to today's soccer riots and security alerts."--Jacket. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780387745084 0387745084 9780387745077 0387745076 9780387097046 038709704X 1281216925 9781281216922 |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |