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International Perspectives on Violence
About this book
Adler, Denmark, and their contributors examine the similarities and differences in violence in various countries around the world. Each chapter is written by a scholar who lived or resided in that specific country. The analysis seeks to survey the many varieties and types of violence within each individual country from an insider's point of view of the country. 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 well-recognized scholar who 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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Table of contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword Melvin Ember
- Introduction Leonore Loeb Adler and Florence L. Denmark
- 1. A Critical Review of Arab Research Studies on Violence/Aggression and Extreme Behavior Ramadan A. Ahmed
- 2. Violence in Australia Diane Bretherton
- 3. The Phases of Violence in Brazil Clary Milnitsky-Sapiro
- 4. Violence in Colombia: Social and Psychological Aspects Ruben Ardila
- 5. Violence in Great Britain Ludwig F. Lowenstein
- 6. Violence in Indonesia Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono
- 7. Northern Ireland Violence: A Possible End Joseph OâDonoghue
- 8. Violence in Israel Noach A. Milgram
- 9. Violence in Japan Seisoh Sukemune
- 10. Peace and Violence: A Comparison of Buddhist Ladakh and the United States Uwe P. Gielen
- 11. Violence against Women in Africa: Impact of Culture on Womanhood Wilhelmina J. Kalu
- 12. Domestic Violence against Women and Children in the Philippines: Sociocultural Factors Elena L. Samonte-Hinckley
- 13. The Roots of Violence in Modern Russia: A Psychocriminological Analysis Sergei V. Tsytsarev and Yakov Gilinsky
- 14. Manifestations of Violence in South Africa André J. Pelser and Chris P. de Kock
- 15. Violence in the United States of America June F. Chisholm and Alfred W. Ward
- 16. Violence and American Indians: CultureâThen and Now John Beatty
- Epilogue: Global Violence Kay C. Greene
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors