| Violence Contributor(s): Stewart, Pamela J. (Author), Strathern, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826460089 ISBN-13: 9780826460080 Publisher: Athlone Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 303.6 |
| LCCN: 2003284126 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.28" W x 9.22" (0.72 lbs) 208 pages |