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Introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, which provides an explanation of not only most ethnic violence, civil wars, and terrorism but many interstate wars as well. This book offers a synthesis of comparative politics and international relations theories, as well as a blend of statistical and historical case study methodologies.

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This study of the problem of Catholic and Protestant discord in Northern Ireland was written under the sponsorship of the Irish Association for Cultural, Economic, and Social Relations.

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The bloody, mass sacrifices of the Aztec empire have been documented and decried since the 16th century when the Spanish began using violence to justify their own domination of the Mesoamerican Indian population.

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Thousands of people have lived knowing the devastation of incest and other abuses. Thousands of people have been affected by these abuses and have no idea what was wrong, just as I did it for thirty years. As I shared my experiences in the book, I hope that you can come to the realization it was NEVER your fault.

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The 20th century saw the largest number of systematic slaughters of human beings in any century in history. Chronicling the horrific events, this work goes beyond historic details to examine the psychological means that leaders use to convince individuals to commit horrific actions in the name of a political or military cause.

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A scholarly handbook focusing on variables that assist in confronting and preventing the forms of sexual victimization, i.e. rape, child abductions, battering, sexual harassment, and incest.

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Based on a scientifically large-scale study, this book presents the most convincing evidence to date that we have grossly underestimated both the incidence and the consequences of incest.

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This book investigates how a victims voice, identity, and credibility are established in the current sexual misconduct crisis. Using rhetorical analysis, gender studies, and law and society perspectives, the author examines victim impact statements, campus sexual assault investigations, workplace sexual harassment parameters, and new activism.

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This book investigates how a victims voice, identity, and credibility are established in the current sexual misconduct crisis. Using rhetorical analysis, gender studies, and law and society perspectives, the author examines victim impact statements, campus sexual assault investigations, workplace sexual harassment parameters, and new activism.

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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is the most expansive federal legislation addressing intimate violence in the United States to date.

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This book offers a social movement perspective on family violence, framing the discovery of abuse toward women and men as a natural development flowing out of social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. The problem of women's violence is one that has remained largely ignored compared to the mountain of research on men's violence toward women.

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What really hurts America's children and what we can do about it.

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Because women are more likely to seek professional help, and because they are more likely to be the victims of abuse by people in positions of power, women who do seek professional assistance may end up being victims of sexual exploitation by the very people from whom they seek help.

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This volume was prepared under the impetus of desperate need in academic institutions and clinical and social services for a comprehensive introduction to the diverse theories about child abuse and neglect etiologies.

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Cathy and John married 20 years ago. Over the years, angry fights developed, followed by verbal and gestured threats of violence, followed by actual physical attacks and injuries. This work introduces us to the incidence of "intimate partner violence," abuse that takes place behind closed doors inside marriages and other "loving" relationships.

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Their research spotlights neighborhood-based child protection systems and provides a comprehensive approach for creating procedures that meaningfully address child maltreatment.

The volume discusses the challenges of moving toward such a system within the current legal, political, and cross-cultural contexts of child protection.

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This book illustrates the centrality of communication in analyzing, understanding, and creating conflict transformation in personal, family, and work relationships. The resulting volume presents an engaging mix of scholarly chapters, think pieces, and personal experiences.

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Trauma and Repair is an interdisciplinary study of inequality and complex trauma. Annie Stopfords interview-based exploration of life in four specific low-income neighborhoods captures in sharp relief a complex trauma that has multiple sources, including intergenerational economic distress and repeated exposure to community violence.

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Trauma and Repair is an interdisciplinary study of inequality and complex trauma. Annie Stopfords interview-based exploration of life in four specific low-income neighborhoods captures in sharp relief a complex trauma that has multiple sources, including intergenerational economic distress and repeated exposure to community violence.

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A narrative analysis of memoirs of six holocaust survivors from a single family, this book examines strategies of self-preservation and resilience in young people exposed to persecution at different ages and life stages. It argues that holocaust-era stories can enhance understanding of today's child refugees.

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This volume provides information about domestic violence in todays society. Chapters explore the current landscape; issues of domestic violence in ethnic, racial, and cultural contexts; treatment issues; and intervention recommendations. Features include discussion questions, resources for domestic violence intervention, and legal precedents.

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In the past 20 years, the victims' rights movement has gathered momentum, often succeeding in its attempts to turn the tables on laws and legislation that traditionally loaded the scales of justice in favor of criminal defendants.

Victims' Rights explores this movement and its implications in detail for the first time.