Violence - A New Approach

Informationen zum Autor Michel Wieviorka is president of the International Sociological Association. Klappentext The highly anticipated English translation of Michel Wieviorka's sophisticated exploration of violence. Zusammenfassung The highly anticipated English translation of Michel Wieviorka's sophisticated exploration of violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: Violence and Conflict Violence and the State The Emergence of Victims Violence and the Media Part two: Violence Loss and Change of Meaning The Hypothesis of Non-Meaning Cruelty The Mark of the Subject Conclusion

List of contents

Part One: Violence and Conflict
Violence and the State
The Emergence of Victims
Violence and the Media
Part two: Violence Loss and Change of Meaning
The Hypothesis of Non-Meaning
Cruelty
The Mark of the Subject
Conclusion

Report

Violence introduces us to French social theory at it best. An ambitious book becomes a major, indeed a fundamental investigation into the most cruel social relationship of our time. It tells the truth. Professor Jeffrey C. Alexander

Product details

• Authors: Michel Wieviorka, Wieviorka Michel
• Assisted by: Michel Wieviorka (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2009
• EAN: 9781847875457
• ISBN: 978-1-84787-545-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, violence;violent;conflict;state violence;legitimate violence