Research Catalog

Title

Violent societies : networks of violence in civil war and peace / Christina Steenkamp.

Author

Steenkamp, Christina

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Details

Description

vii, 179 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

This book investigates the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence using examples from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Syria. It examines the cultural impact of war and argues that a culture of violence can explain the high levels of violence which are frequently found in post-war societies.--Provided by publisher

Series Statement

Rethinking political violence

Uniform Title

Rethinking political violence.

Subject

• Violence > Social aspects
• Political violence
• Civil war > Social aspects
• War and society
• Postwar reconstruction
• Violence > Aspect social
• Violence politique
• Guerre civile > Aspect social
• Guerre et société
• Reconstruction d'après-guerre
• terrorism
• 89.58 political violence
• Postwar reconstruction
• Violence > Social aspects
• Våld
• Politiskt våld
• Inbördeskrig
• Brottslighet
• Återuppbyggnad efter krig

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-176) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Violence -- Political violence and war -- Economic violence -- Social violence -- A culture of violence.

ISBN

• 0230272037
• 9780230272033
• 9781137290656 (PDF ebook) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

• 881655798
• SCSB-12792536

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library