Cultural Shaping of Violence - International Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Myrdene Anderson is an anthropologist, linguist, and semiotician. For a citizen-scientist immersed in many cultural worlds, Anderson considers violence an imperative intellectual and pragmatic issue; however, this book was a collaborative issue. A majority of the authors are anthropologists. Klappentext Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark society's contemporary condition. Sept. 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understond or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it. The book's 27 chapters, researched and written by 28 scholars of seven nationalities, document violence in 22 distinct cultural settings in 17 nation-states on five continents. Internal to each society, a number of sites of violence may thrive, from the domestic sphere to social institutions and political arenas. In whatever site or guise, violence reverberates throughout the social fabric and beyond. Zusammenfassung Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark our contemporary condition. September 11! 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described! let alone understood or addressed! unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it.

Product details

• Authors: M. Anderson, M. (EDT) Anderson, Myrdene Anderson
• Assisted by: Myrdene Anderson (Editor)
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2004
• EAN: 9781557533739
• ISBN: 978-1-55753-373-9
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Comparative Cultural Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories