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Violence

By Pamela Stewart

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Violence

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This book provides a wide ranging introduction to the meaning and context of violence. The authors build upon David Riches's concept of "the triangle of violence" which examines the relationship between performers, victims and witnesses and his proposition that violence is marked by contests regarding its legitimacy as a social act. Adopting an approach which looks at the negotiated and contingent nature of violent behavior, Stewart and Strathern particularly stress the powerful underlying motivation for revenge and the often unacknowledged association between ideas of revenge and concepts of justice.These theoretical perspectives are applied to in-depth case studies from Rwanda-Urundi, Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland. The authors also draw on extensive field experience in Papua New Guinea, and ethnographic detail is used to address broader issues of considerable global importance.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
206
Release Date:
2002-12-19
Publication Date:
2002-12-19
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0826460089
ISBN13:
9780826460080
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
322 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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