International Perspectives on Violence

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The topic of violence has a long history that has been reported from all over the world. Violence occurs in all cultures and ecologies. It involves people of all ages in innumerable situations in a variety of occasions. Adler, Denmark and their contributors discuss all types of violence in many different countries on five continents. Each chapter is written by a a well-recognized scholar who has lived in that specific country. The analysis is presented mainly as a survey, dealing with the many varieties and types of violence within each country from an insider's point of view of the country in its specific international and cultural setting. Scholars, students, and other researchers involved with the psychology, anthropology, and sociology of violence as well as political scientists and others involved with policy issues will find this collection must reading.

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In this important book, the editors bring together research from a variety of countries, regions, and continents in order to examine similarities and differences in the treatment of violent behavior....The comparative approach adopted by the editors enables them to address the different ways that societies and communities define violence. This comparative approach, the rich collection of research findings, and the significant number of different locations covered make this an important book for researchers of violence. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.-Choice
"In this important book, the editors bring together research from a variety of countries, regions, and continents in order to examine similarities and differences in the treatment of violent behavior....The comparative approach adopted by the editors enables them to address the different ways that societies and communities define violence. This comparative approach, the rich collection of research findings, and the significant number of different locations covered make this an important book for researchers of violence. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

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Florence L. Denmark is Robert Scott Pace Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Pace University and an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Leonore Loeb Adler is Professor Emerita of Psychology and the Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Ethnic Studies, Molloy College.