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Violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions. It cuts across all economic strata and is found in our urban centers and the farthest corners of the nation. This is the only sourcebook on domestic violence for clergy and counselors.

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The book is a discussion and comparison of violence against women in peace and war in various parts of the Middle East and North Africa. By reflecting the voices of women narrators, the author argues that women are building effective strategies, both at local and regional levels, to combat and eliminate violence.

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This edited collection showcases pan-African experiences and perspectives in the international comparative study of violence against women of African ancestry within Western and non-Western societies across four continents.

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This collection examines crime and punishment in medieval and early modern Bologna. Drawing from the citys singularly rich archival resources and employing a variety of perspectives, the contributors analyze various types of violence and place the citys institutions of criminal justice within their social, political, and cultural contexts.

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This book presents a multi-faceted reconsideration of dominant approaches to violence and social critique. Its unifying thread is a dedication to overcoming violence and domination on a scale larger than individual micro-resistances, even as many contributors reject programmatic thought and self-possessed political action.

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This comprehensive, evidence-based examination looks at violence and security across the entire spectrum of education, from preschool through college.

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Originally a Unesco project, this annotate bibliography results from more than 4,600 requests to media scholars and researchers for research reports, publications, and other information relating to violence and terrorism.

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"First published in German by Klartext, 2013"--Title page verso.

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This handbook presents the views of those who believe violence in the media causes violent behavior and those who remain unconvinced that any such relationship exists, and examines the results of studies on violence in the media and recommendations for its control.

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Under the aegis of the two grandes dames of international studies in psychology, 23 experts examine violence in all of its multivarious forms around the world. The second group of essays discuss violence involving childrenincest, trauma, delinquency, school violence, and the death penalty for youths.

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A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africas violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

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A comprehensive examination of the causes of Africas violent electoral clashes, and the consequences for African democratization and peace-keeping.

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The problem of violence in schools has not gone away despite radical reductions in violent crimes throughout the country. This work provides a foundation for understanding why the violence occurs, preventing it from happening, and treating both offenders and victims after it happens.

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This book uses the scene of the throwing of a stone found in five Caribbean novels as a starting point to an examination of the turmoil of history in the Caribbean, the colonial education imposed on native populations, the gendered relations that exist today in the region, and the psychological impact of colonization on Caribbean minds.

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This extremely valuable collection of fourteen chapters is divided into two sections, with the first section covering research on physical abuse in dating relationships and the second section covering the issue of sexual abuse in dating relationships.

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This extremely valuable collection of fourteen chapters is divided into two sections, with the first section covering research on physical abuse in dating relationships and the second section covering the issue of sexual abuse in dating relationships.

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Examines how hegemonic masculinity is reproduced not only through violence against women, but violence in an LGBTQ+ context, as well as showing how violence is in turn fuelled by societys attitudes towards masculinity.

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Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. This book consists of case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries of this region.

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Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. This book consists of case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries of this region.