Research Catalog
Mayhem : violence as public entertainment
- Title
- Mayhem : violence as public entertainment / Sissela Bok.
- Author
- Bok, Sissela.
- Publication
- Reading, Mass. : Perseus Book, 1999 ©1998.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | P96.V5 B65 1998b | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Description
- x, 194 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Note
- "A Merloyd Lawrence book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-181) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- pt.1. The paradox of entertainment violence -- Feasts of violence -- Recoil and recognition -- The thrill of the kill -- "But movies are not real" -- Transforming violence -- pt.2. The impact of media violence -- Double takes -- Sizing up the effects -- Fear -- Desensitization -- Appetite for more violence -- Aggression -- pt.3. Censorship -- A perceived dilemma -- The will to ban and censor -- Geneva and the banning of spectacles -- Singapore, Asian values, and the Internet -- Journalists and media violence -- Adult rights, children's needs, and the law -- pt.4. Opportunity -- Openings for change -- Caveat emptor -- Media literacy --Collective action -- National initiatives -- Notes.
- ISBN
- 0738201456
- 9780738201450
- OCLC
- ocm41494075
- SCSB-5367165
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries