Violence in Europe Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
The contributors’ examination of social constructions (honor codes, class and gender roles) and public ambivalence (acceptance, abhorrence, fascination) regarding violence sheds needed light on current dynamics in law enforcement, political systems, and what many have termed "the civilization o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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