Violence and abuse in society Books

Book SynopsisActivists, academics and artists deliver a myriad of views on the fire for which there has been no justiceTrade Review'No other account names those to blame so clearly, or so convincingly uncovers the slow violence, the racist attitudes, and the legacy of empire that led to this disaster' -- Danny Dorling, author of 'Inequality and the 1%'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface – Phil Scraton Introduction – Dan Bulley, Jenny Edkins and Nadine El-Enany Grenfell Tower, June, 2017 – Ben Okri 1. Everyday Life and Death in the Global City – Dan Bulley 2. Organising on Mute – Daniel Renwick Photo Essay – Sam Boal 3. Before Grenfell: British Immigration Law and the Production of Colonial Spaces – Nadine El-Enany 4. Struggles for Social Housing Justice – Radical Housing Network, Becka Hudson and Pilgrim Tucker Ghosts of Grenfell – Lowkey 5. A Border in Every Street: Grenfell and the Hostile Environment – Sarah Keenan Photo Essay – Parveen Ali 6. Grenfell on Screen – Anna Viola Sborgi 7. Law, Justice and the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower Fire – Patricia Tuitt The Interloper – Jenny Edkins 8. From Grenfell to Windrush – Gracie Mae Bradley 9. Housing Policy in the Shadow of Grenfell – Nigel de Noronha Photo Essay – Yolanthe Fawehinmi 10. ComeUnity and Community in the Face of Impunity – Monique Charles Equity – Tony Walsh Afterword: The Fire and the Academy – Robbie Shilliam Notes on the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA critical look at the terrifying ways the police are used to control 'surplus' populations worldwide.Trade Review'Every socialist should read this book' -- Neil Faulkner, historian and archaeologist'A field guide to repression in the 21st century, with its state control and new forms of surveillance and technological manipulation.' -- Christopher McMichael, New Frame'Robinson gives powerful theoretical coherence to everyone's fear that the fascism is being reborn, but adds the important twist that repression itself has grown into an essential engine of accumulation' -- Mike Davis, author of 'Planet of Slums' and co-author of 'Set the Night on Fire: Los Angeles in the Sixties''For the last twenty years, William Robinson has been one of the most important analysts of global capitalism and the dynamics of globalization. In this new work, Robinson turns his attention to the emergence of a 21st century "global police state" that has developed as a corollary to growing inequality, climate collapse, and intensifying migration movements of the dispossessed. As Robinson warns, with great deprivation comes great repression, policing and potentially war. Robinson writes pointedly and with urgency for a broad audience with an interest in mobilizing for a just world' -- Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of 'From #BlackLives Matter to Black Liberation''Karl Marx aspired to a world in which our animal needs would be satisfied and our human needs could be addressed. It is a realistic possibility now, as William Robinson outlines – or the alternative that is taking shape before our eyes: a 'global police state' controlled by narrowly concentrated capital with 'surplus humanity' left to survive somehow on its own. The choice is in our hands. There could hardly be a more compelling one' -- Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and author of 'Who Rules the World?'‘A crucial reflection on power, capitalism and war globally … The Global Police State provides an accessible and compact overview of repression and corporate expansion into policing and surveillance.’ -- ‘ROAR’Table of ContentsA Brief Acknowledgment of Collective Authorship List of Acronyms Introduction: “George Orwell Got It Wrong” 1. Global Capitalism and its Crisis 2. Savage Inequalities: The Imperative of Social Control 3. Militarized Accumulation and Accumulation by Repression 4. The Battle for the Future Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by Hans Joas, one of Europea s leading social theorists. Asks how contemporary social and political thought can come to terms with the ongoing proliferation of war and state violence. Draws on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans.Trade Review‘Though war remains central to society, it has been peripheral to recent sociological theory. Hans Joas helps remedy that with penetrating critiques of Marxian, realist and, especially, liberal views of war.’ Michael Mann, University of California “War and Modernity is a path-breaking book which explores in a very incisive way a subject which has not been systematically addressed in the social sciences, namely the relations between war and modernity. Contrary to the optimistic views which see war as a survival of “primitive” urges, Joas shows convincingly how war constitutes a basic component of modernity. The book is a distinct contribution.” S.N. Eisenstadt, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem "...International Relations scholars should find the analysis of some familiar issues from a different angle illuminating, and they will find some important discussions and reconstructions of social thought in the context of war...much of value to be found in this volume" Bryan Mabee "A valuable contribution to the reflection of sociology on war and violence." American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction: Wars and Values 1 Part I The Modernity of War 27 1 The Dream of a Modernity without Violence 29 2 The Modernity of War: Modernization Theory and the Problem of Violence 43 3 Ideologies of War: The First World War as Reflected in the Contemporary Social Sciences 55 Part II After War 83 4 After the War: Democracy and Anti-Communism in Berlin after 1945 85 5 After the Cold War: The Collapse of the German Democratic Republic (with Martin Kohli) 95 6 Sprayed and Betrayed: The Experience of Violence in the Vietnam War and its Consequences 111 Part III War and Violence in Social Theory 123 7 Between Power Politics and Pacifist Utopia: Peace and War in Sociology Theory 125 8 Is There a Militarist Tradition in Sociology? 141 9 Sociology after Auschwitz: Zygmunt Bauman’s Work and the Problems of German Self-Understanding 163 10 War the Risk Society? 180 11 War the Teacher? 180 12 Action Theory and the Dynamics of Violence 187 Notes 197 Bibliography 225 Name Index 242 Subject Index 246

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Book SynopsisIn the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of battered woman syndrome was admissible in establishing self-defence for women accused of killing their abusive partners. This book looks at the legal response to battered women who killed their partners in the fifteen years since Lavallee.Elizabeth Sheehy uses trial transcripts and a case study approach to tell the stories of eleven women, ten of whom killed their partners. She looks at the barriers women face to just leaving, the various ways in which self-defence was argued in these cases, and which form of expert testimony was used to frame women's experience of battering. Drawing upon a rich expanse of research from many disciplines, she highlights the limitations of the law of self-defence and the costs to women undergoing a murder trial. In a final chapter, she proposes numerous reforms.In Canada, a woman is killed every six days by her male partner, anTrade ReviewIn Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the Transcripts, Sheehy offers a compelling and startling account of the criminal justice system’s failure to protect women from the men who batter them. She begins the book by situating the issue in its historical legal context. Making the work accessible to an audience much broader than just those well-versed in criminal law, Sheehy provides the reader with ample background to understand the legal context in Canada both prior to and in the years following the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1990 recognition of battered women syndrome in R. v Lavallee.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Angelique Lyn Lavallee2 Bonnie Mooney3 Kimberley Kondejewski4 Gladys Heavenfire and Doreen Sorenson5 Donelda Kay, Denise Robin Rain, and Jamie Gladue6 Lilian Getkate7 Margaret Ann Malott and Rita GravelineConclusionAppendix; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on trial transcripts, this book tells the stories of ten battered women who killed their male partners and one who did not, revealing why women don’t “just leave” and the serious barriers to achieving acquittal.Trade ReviewIn Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the Transcripts, Sheehy offers a compelling and startling account of the criminal justice system’s failure to protect women from the men who batter them. She begins the book by situating the issue in its historical legal context. Making the work accessible to an audience much broader than just those well-versed in criminal law, Sheehy provides the reader with ample background to understand the legal context in Canada both prior to and in the years following the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1990 recognition of battered women syndrome in R. v Lavallee.Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Angelique Lyn Lavallee2 Bonnie Mooney3 Kimberley Kondejewski4 Gladys Heavenfire and Doreen Sorenson5 Donelda Kay, Denise Robin Rain, and Jamie Gladue6 Lilian Getkate7 Margaret Ann Malott and Rita GravelineConclusionAppendix; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Mutual Sightings1 Interviewing Survivors2 A Flower in the River3 Bearing Witness4 Regenerative Possibilities5 Remembering Haiti6 Smile through the TearsPart 2: Curating Life Stories7 Sharing Stories8 Walking the City9 Oral History and Performance10 Blurred BoundariesConclusionAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisBy challenging the ways that survivors of mass violence are typically understood as either eyewitnesses to history or victims of it, the contributors to this volume ask us to go “beyond testimony” to embrace sustained listening and collaborative research design.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: The Political Work of Witness1 The Ex-Disappeared in Post-Dictatorship Argentina: The Work of Testimony and Survivors at the Margins / Ari Gandsman2 Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will: Engaging with the “Testimony” of Injured Workers / Robert Storey3 The Ethics of Learning from Rwandan Survivor Communities: Critical Reflexivity and the Politics of Knowledge Production in Genocide Education / Lisa Taylor, Umwali Sollange, and Marie-Jolie Rwigema4 The Role of Oral History in Surviving a Eugenic Past / Robert A. WilsoPart 2: Working with Survivors5 From Testimony to Recounting: Reflections from Forty Years of Listening to Holocaust Survivors / Henry Greenspan6 Collaborative Witnessing and Sharing Authority in Conversations with Holocaust Survivors / Carolyn Ellis and Jerry Rawicki7 Sharing “A Big Kettle of Soup”: Compassionate Listening with a Holocaust Survivor / Chris Patti8 “Questions Are More Important than Answers”: Creating Collaborative Workshop Spaces with Holocaust Survivor-Educators in Montreal / Anna Sheftel and Stacey Zembrzycki9 On Tour with Mapping Memories: Sharing Refugee Youth Stories in Montreal Classrooms / Michele Luchs and Elizabeth MillerPart 3: Acts of Composure and Framing10 Economic Violence, Occupational Disability, and Death: Oral Narratives of the Impact of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Britain / Arthur McIvor11 The Frames We Use: Narratives, Ethnicity, and the Problem of Multiple Identities in Post-Conflict Oral Histories (Bosnia-Herzegovina) / Catherine Baker12 Memories of Departures: Stories of Jews from Muslim Lands in Montreal / Yolande Cohen, Martin Messika, and Sara Cohen Fournier13 Finding Meaning in Oral History Sources through Storytelling and Religion / Marie A. PelletierAfterword / Henry GreenspanIndex

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Book SynopsisBy challenging the ways that survivors of mass violence are typically understood as either eyewitnesses to history or victims of it, the contributors to this volume ask us to go beyond testimony to embrace sustained listening and collaborative research design.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: The Political Work of Witness1 The Ex-Disappeared in Post-Dictatorship Argentina: The Work of Testimony and Survivors at the Margins / Ari Gandsman2 Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will: Engaging with the “Testimony” of Injured Workers / Robert Storey3 The Ethics of Learning from Rwandan Survivor Communities: Critical Reflexivity and the Politics of Knowledge Production in Genocide Education / Lisa Taylor, Umwali Sollange, and Marie-Jolie Rwigema4 The Role of Oral History in Surviving a Eugenic Past / Robert A. WilsoPart 2: Working with Survivors5 From Testimony to Recounting: Reflections from Forty Years of Listening to Holocaust Survivors / Henry Greenspan6 Collaborative Witnessing and Sharing Authority in Conversations with Holocaust Survivors / Carolyn Ellis and Jerry Rawicki7 Sharing “A Big Kettle of Soup”: Compassionate Listening with a Holocaust Survivor / Chris Patti8 “Questions Are More Important than Answers”: Creating Collaborative Workshop Spaces with Holocaust Survivor-Educators in Montreal / Anna Sheftel and Stacey Zembrzycki9 On Tour with Mapping Memories: Sharing Refugee Youth Stories in Montreal Classrooms / Michele Luchs and Elizabeth MillerPart 3: Acts of Composure and Framing10 Economic Violence, Occupational Disability, and Death: Oral Narratives of the Impact of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Britain / Arthur McIvor11 The Frames We Use: Narratives, Ethnicity, and the Problem of Multiple Identities in Post-Conflict Oral Histories (Bosnia-Herzegovina) / Catherine Baker12 Memories of Departures: Stories of Jews from Muslim Lands in Montreal / Yolande Cohen, Martin Messika, and Sara Cohen Fournier13 Finding Meaning in Oral History Sources through Storytelling and Religion / Marie A. PelletierAfterword / Henry GreenspanIndex

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Book SynopsisSexual assault by and against athletes is a pervasive and long-standing problem in Canada, but reports are commonly minimized, doubted, and dismissed by sport administrators, police, and judges. Through a detailed examination of over 300 cases appearing in news media and legal files across Canada from 1990 to 2020, Sexual Assault in Canadian Sport uncovers an enduring institutional tolerance of sexual assault in Canadian sport and the betrayal that many victims experience by those same institutions. Curtis Fogel and Andrea Quinlan argue further that both the Canadian sport system and the criminal legal system have failed to ensure victims' safety and often undermine sexual assault prevention and trauma-informed care.Sexual Assault in Canadian Sport opens new avenues for critical dialogue about sport, law, masculinities, and gender-based violence. Crucially, it also offers constructive strategies to increase safety in sport. Table of Contents1 Sport, Sexual Assault, and the Law: An Introduction2 Athlete-Perpetrated Sexual Assault: Misogyny, White Male Privilege, and Entitlement in Competitive Men’s Sport3 Group Sexual Assault: A Theatre for Performing Violent Masculinities4 Sexually Violent Hazing: Power, Humiliation, and Group Dominance Bonding5 Sexual Exploitation by Authority Figures: Institutional Tolerance and Betrayal within the Canadian Sport System6 Breaking the Cycle of Sexual Assault in Canadian SportAppendix A: Reports of Athlete-Perpetrated Sexual AssaultAppendix B: Reports of Athlete-Perpetrated Group Sexual AssaultAppendix C: Reports of Sexually Violent HazingAppendix D: Reports of Sexual Assaults Involving Authority Figures in SportNotes; References; Index

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Book SynopsisSponsored by the National Institute For Dispute Resolution and the National Association for Mediation in Education An invaluable staff and program development tool. The research references, discussion topics, training modules, and applications provide educators with a strong foundation for skill building and program development. I highly recommAnd this training manual to educators who are planning conflict resolution programs in their schools. ?Paul Wiley, principal, Crocker Elementary School, Amherst, Massachusetts Based on material developed by the National Institute for Dispute Resolution (NIDR) and the former National Association for Mediation in Education (now merged with the NIDR Youth Program), this practical resource guide shows educators how to diagnose conflicts, handle difficult confrontations, and implement appropriate mediation and problem-solving strategies.Trade Review"An invaluable staff and program development tool. The research references, discussion topics, training modules, and applications provide educators with a strong foundation for skill building and program development. I highly recommAnd this training manual to educators who are planning conflict resolution programs in their schools." --Paul Wiley, principal, Crocker Elementary School, Amherst, MassachusettsTable of ContentsThe Nature of Conflict. Foundation Orientation and Skills of Conflict Resolution. The Conflict Resolution Process. Developing a Rationale for Conflict Resolution in Education. Applications for Conflict Resolution.

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Book SynopsisWritten by Mark Umbreit, internationally known for his work in restorative justice, this indispensable resource offers an empirically grounded, state-of-the-art analysis of the application and impact of victim offender mediation, a movement that has spread throughout North America and abroad.Trade Review"This book-by a peerless practitioner, proponent, and scholar ofvictim offAnder mediation-is filled with crucial information,knowledge, insights, and inspiration for lawyers, judges,mediators, social workers, and anyone else who cares about criminaljustice and the possibilities of healing people and communities."(Leonard L. Riskin, C.Leedy Professor of Law & director, Centerfor the Study of Dispute Resolution, University ofMissouri-Columbia) "Makes a significant contribution to the growing body of work inthe development of nonsettlement-driven approaches to mediationpractice. It clarifies what humanistic conflict intervention canachieve in the victim offAnder arena at this critical juncture inthe field." (Joseph P. Folger, cofounder, Institute for the Studyof Conflict Transformation, and professor, Temple University) "This is a must-read for any criminal justice professional orvolunteer who is serious about bringing victims and offAnderstogether to continue their journey of recovery. Where else can youget both a theoretical framework and a down-to-earth guide that issteeped in the roots of real lives?" (Mark Carey, deputycommissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections) "Captures not only the heart and soul of restorative justice, butalso the value of victim offAnder mediation in helping victims andoffAnders and holding offAnders accountable to the individuals andcommunities they have harmed. The combination of theory, practice,and case studies combines to provide a timely and critical overviewof victim offender mediation as a key tenet and practicalapplication of restorative justice. It is, indeed, essentialreading for any professional or volunteer who seeks to promoteindividual and community safety and justice through restorativemeasures." (Anne Seymour, victim advocate, Justice Solutions,Washington, D.C.) "Brilliant! Mark Umbreit and his colleagues have written acomprehensive, practical, and inspirational book that weaves a richand varied tapestry depicting the principles, research, andpractice of restorative justice. Beyond its remarkable contributionto the literature on restorative justice, this book is essentialreading for those who want to learn more about the vitalrelationship among theory, research, and practice. (Michael Lang,professor and Special Advisor for Program and Faculty Development,Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, and editor,Mediation Quarterly) "..offers a practical state-of-the-art perspective onVOM...concludes with useful information on training materials,directories and profiles of programmes..."(Newsletter of theEuropean Forum for Victim Mediation and Restorative Justice)Table of ContentsForeword by Marlene Young. Introduction: Restorative Justice Through Victim OffenderMediation. PHILOSOPHY, PRACTICE, AND CONTEXT. Humanistic Mediation: A Transformative Journey ofPeacemaking. Guidelines for Victim-Sensitive Mediation and Dialogue withOffenders. The Mediation Process: Phases and Tasks. Multicultural Implications of Victim Offender Mediation. Case Studies. National Survey of Victim Offender Mediation Programs. Program Development Issues. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING FROM RESEARCH. The Impact of Victim Offender Mediation: Two Decades ofResearch. Cross-National Assessment of Victim Offender Mediation. Victim Offender Mediation in the United States: A MultisiteAssessment. Victim Offender Mediation in Canada: A Multisite Assessment. Victim Offender Mediation in England: A Multisite Assessment. EMERGING ISSUES. Advanced Mediation and Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence. Potential Hazards and Opportunities. Appendix A. Resources: Organizations, Publications,Videotapes. Appendix B. Directory of VOM Programs in the United States. Appendix C. Program Profiles. Appendix D. Promising Practices and Innovations. Appendix E. Summary of Forty VOM Empirical Studies. Appendix F. Assessing Participant Satisfaction with VOM. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDominick LaCapra''s History and Its Limits articulates the relations among intellectual history, cultural history, and critical theory, examining the recent rise of Practice Theory and probing the limitations of prevalent forms of humanism. LaCapra focuses on the problem of understanding extreme cases, specifically events and experiences involving violence and victimization. He asks how historians treat and are simultaneously implicated in the traumatic processes they attempt to represent. In addressing these questions, he also investigates violence''s impact on various types of writing and establishes a distinctive role for critical theory in the face of an insufficiently discriminating aesthetic of the sublime (often unreflectively amalgamated with the uncanny).In History and Its Limits, LaCapra inquires into the related phenomenon of a turn to the postsecular, even the messianic or the miraculous, in recent theoretical discussions of extreme events by such prominent figureTrade ReviewIn his most recent collection of essays, the eminent intellectual historian Dominick LaCapra reconfirms his place as one of the most incisive and theoretically sophisticated scholars in the humanities today. All of the essays in one way or another address a general problem that has preoccupied LaCapra for many years, namely, how can the discipline of history open itself with greater effect toward a more expansive and theoretically informed awareness of its own methods, its present limits, and its future possibilities? In our ongoing and collective explorations of what the call to intensified criticism might mean, the historical profession has no better guide than LaCapra. -- Peter E. Gordon * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Articulating Intellectual History, Cultural History, and Critical Theory2. Vicissitudes of Practice and Theory3. " Traumatropisms": From Trauma via Witnessing to the Sublime?\4. Toward a Critique of Violence5. Heidegger, Violence, and the Origin of the Work of Art6. Reopening the Question of the Human and the Animal7. Tropisms of Intellectual HistoryIndex

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Book Synopsis"This outstanding book examines the return of prisoners from the Gulag in the Soviet Union during the first decade after the death of Stalin."—ChoiceTrade ReviewKhrushchev's Cold Summer mines recently opened archives, evoking the texture of returnees' lives from documentation of their interactions with the state—their petitions to Soviet authorities, and their investigation by police and persecutors when some again fell foul of the law. * TLS *A fascinating journey into the first decade after Stalin's death and the transition from political terror to what later became known as 'the Thaw.' Khrushchev's Cold Summer is not simply an excellent piece of scholarship. It is a very important contribution to understanding the aftermath of the Gulag and the encounter of the returnees with the rest of society—including those who had imprisoned them as well as those who stood by silently—as a multi-faceted social process, a lot more complex and messy than was envisioned by the artistic intelligentsia.... Dobson maps this complexity beautifully, without diminishing the role of the intelligentsia's cultural production—films, literature, etc.—in shaping our perceptions of political terror, de-Stalinization and the aftermath of the camps. -- Adi Kuntsman * H-Soz-u-Kult *Dobson's book is a fascinating study of the scope and limits of criminal justice policy liberalization in an authoritarian regime. On the one hand, as noted above, Khrushchev’s reforms were limited from the outset by his unwillingness to countenance measures that could undermine the Communist Party’s rule, as well as his increasing disappointment with (as he saw it) the unwillingness of the ex-convicts to conform to the norms of Soviet society. Indeed, one of Dobson’s more interesting findings is that criminal justice reforms were also blocked in part by popular opposition. As she argues, Khrushchev and his government had to deal with—and ultimately accommodate—the highly punitive views of many Soviet citizens and low-level officials, which of course had been encouraged (not to say required) during Stalin’s more than two decades in absolute power. On the other hand, the fact remains that Khrushchev managed to engineer the release of some 4 million prisoners from the Gulag over a barely five-year period, which must surely make the amnesties of the early 1950s one of the largest releases of prisoners in contemporary world history. * Law and Politics Book Review *In an original and provocative book, Dobson examines two of the most important developments of the Khrushchev years—the emptying of the Gulag and the widespread, popular apprehension about the wave of criminality that swept across the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s. * Slavic Review *This outstanding book examines the return of prisoners from the Gulag in the Soviet Union during the first decade after the death of Stalin.... Dobson considers the experiences not only of the minority of political prisoners from the Gulag, but also the majority who had been convicted of other crimes, including many prisoners who were hardened criminals. The prisoners' release set off a wave of anxiety in the country as some of the returnees committed crimes as they returned from their remote places of imprisonment and exile. The author examines the actions of the political leadership and how Khrushchev and other leaders were forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their decisions. The impact of the prisoners' return on their families and others in their communities is also analyzed. Highly recommended. * Choice *While Dobson's argument is refreshingly new, her deft and insightful handling of sources is the real strength of this book. Khrushchev’s Cold Summer is a gem of historical scholarship. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I. Re-imagining the Soviet World after Stalin, 1953–1956 1. 1953: "The Most Painful Year" 2. Prisoners and the Art of Petitioning, 1953–1956 3. Heroes, Enemies, and the Secret SpeechPart II. Stalin's Outcasts Return: Moral Panic and the Cult of Criminality 4. Returnees, Crime, and the Gulag Subculture 5. The Redemptive Mission 6. A Return to WeedingPart III. A Fragile Solution? From the Twenty-Second Party Congress to Khrushchev’s Ouster 7. 1961: Clearing a Path to the Future 8. Literary Hooligans and ParasitesConclusionBibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Grawmeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, 2018Winner of the Joseph Lepgold PrizeWinner of the Best Books in Conflict Studies (APSA)Winner of the Best Book in Human Rights (ISA)In Making and Unmaking Nations, Scott Straus seeks to explain why and how genocide takes placeand, perhaps more important, how it has been avoided in places where it may have seemed likely or even inevitable. To solve that puzzle, he examines postcolonial Africa, analyzing countries in which genocide occurred and where it could have but did not. Why have there not been other Rwandas? Straus finds that deep-rooted ideologieshow leaders make their nationsshape strategies of violence and are central to what leads to or away from genocide. Other critical factors include the dynamics of war, the role of restraint, and the interaction between national and local actors in the staging of campaigns of large-scale violence. Grounded in Straus''s extensive Trade ReviewGenocide studies do not make for fun reading. Scott Straus's latest book might not violate this rule, but it bends it. This is an exciting, erudite, thought-provoking, and highly readable book. It engages with the highest levels of scholarship on genocide and African politics while remaining largely accessible to general readers, and it offers a new comparative theory of genocide that is both illuminating and intuitively appealing. -- Pierre Englebert, Pomona College * Political Science Quarterly *It is clear that Straus is interested in honestly exploring why genocides occur—and do not occur—rather than selecting favorable cases to promote a preconceived policy or theoretical agenda.... In the final analysis, this is a great book for anyone interested in studying genocide, state formation in Africa, the power-of-elite narrative, and policy responses to genocide. -- Dan G. Cox * Miltary Review *Scott Straus has written an extremely important book, arguing that genocide has crucial ideological foundations, but that these conditions only lead to genocide when situational incentives drive a process of escalation. This contribution highlights the central role of ideas as a cause of genocide, while also outlining forces of restraint that can hold mass categorical violence at bay. Anyone interested in political violence must engage with this book.... Making and Unmaking Nations is a major achievement. Not only does it help us better understand the ever-vexing question of genocide, but it also identifies key open questions for future research and offers a set of useful policy diagnostics and prescriptions. As the prospect of mass killing looms over ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, this is a particularly timely and important work. -- Paul Staniland * Perspectives on Politics *Straus' previous book was a penetrating analysis of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Here, he returns to the issue of large-scale ethnic violence in Africa, demonstrating an impressive command of the historical material to contrast the cases of Rwanda and Sudan, where genocides took place, with three cases in which ethnic conflict did not reach that point (Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal). In the end, he concludes, whether interethnic strife results in genocide depends almost entirely on national leadership. -- Nicolas van de Walle * Foreign Affairs *The originality of Straus's study lies in his focus on the intersection of local and national actors in their approach to ideas such as nationalism, violence and power....Making and Unmaking Nations is an original and interesting book. -- Caroline Varin * International Affairs *A challenging read for its topic and nuance, [Making and Unmaking Nations] is nonetheless an important one for those interested in understanding how genocides come about and how genocidal impulses can be restrained. -- Alex Alvarez, Northern Arizona University * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Puzzle of GenocidePart I: Concepts and Theory1. The Concept and Logic of Genocide2. Escalation and Restraint3. A Theory of GenocidePart II: Empirics4. Mass Categorical Violence and Genocide in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–20085. Retreating from the Brink in Côte d'Ivoire6. The Politics of Dialogue in Mali7. Pluralism and Accommodation in Senegal8. Endangered Arab-Islamic Nationalism in Sudan9. Fighting for the Hutu Revolution in RwandaConclusion: Making Nations and Preventing Their UnmakingAppendix: Identifying the Risk of Genocide and Mass Categorical ViolenceReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow do we feel when our friend turns up with a holiday present and we have nothing ready to give in exchange? What lies behind our small social panics and the maneuvers we use, to avoid losing face? Recognizing how much we care about how others see us, this wise and witty book tackles the complex subject of humiliation and the emotions that keep us going as self-respecting social actors.William Ian Miller writes astutely about a host of homely and seemingly banal social occasions and shows us what is buried behind them. In his view, our lives are permeated with sometimes merely uncomfortable, sometimes hair-raising rituals of shame and humiliation. Take the unwanted dinner invitation, the exchange of valentines in grade school, or the diabolically ingenious invention of the bridal registry. Readers will have no trouble recognizing the social situations he finds indicative of our often perilous dealings with each other.Educated as a literary critic and philologist, by pTrade ReviewIn an illuminating and darkly intelligent study, Miller has revealed humiliation as the closet dominatrix she is, an emotion whose power to discipline us makes the world go round.... Miller makes his pages blaze and roar by throwing another handful of hollow complacencies upon the fire.... The five essays making up this book are about the persistence of the norm of reciprocity in our daily lives, about the possibility of tracking emotions across time and culture, and about the ways in which shame and envy and especially humiliation sustain 'cultures of honor' to this day. * Speculum *Miller deploys the resources of a host of disparate disciplines in order to reveal the remarkable richness of certain emotional experiences—emotions that help shape the words and actions of human beings when they perform the immensely complex work ofmaintaining the social worlds that they construct, and which help construct them. In doing so, he has written a unique and valuable book. * Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities *Translating emotions over time and across cultures is Miller's major methodological challenge—and he meets it with ranging and learned references, a wry and unpretentious style, and a genuine respect for the power of those ancient, forgotten sources on which modern social exchange depends. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book Synopsis"The Dark Side of Paradise is an effective attempt to put the politics back into Bali's twentieth-century history. With a sure mastery of both Indonesian and Dutch sources, Robinson analyzes the class tensions between aristocrats and commoners during...Trade ReviewThe Dark Side of Paradise is an effective attempt to put the politics back into Bali's twentieth-century history. With a sure mastery of both Indonesian and Dutch sources, Robinson analyzes the class tensions between aristocrats and commoners during the late colonial period. * Times Literary Supplement *Robinson's incisive, well-written work demolishes the fiction of the 'peaceful Balinese' that pervades academic and popular literature, and, for the first time, places modern political history directly into the middle of Balinese scholarship. * Choice *Exhaustively documented.... This book is an important achievement. Refreshingly free of fashion and jargon, the book also provides insights of comparative importance into the ways in which elite rivalries intensify factionalism in society.... A remarkable work of political history. It deserves to be read by all students of Southeast Asia and anyone interested in the causes of modern political violence. * American Historical Review *Robinson's work reaches beyond history, amply illustrating the possibilities of what might be termed a 'comparative historical sociology' approach. * Indonesia *This is a brilliant book that must be read by anybody interested in modern Indonesia. * Journal of the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA conspicuously readable, interesting, and well-written account of the field of abuse and victimization with emphasis on specific problems as they develop. This book would be of assistance..to anyone dealing with abuse and victimization in a society where such behaviors are no longer unusual. American Journal of Psychiatry A state-of-the-art, well-referenced, and highly research-oriented collection of critical information written from a life span perspective. This is a text that delivers exactly what its title suggests, discussing, reviewing, describing, and proscribing abuse and victimization in terms of the life span. It examines the effects of family violence from infancy to late adulthood and explains the various critical considerations (psychological, physical, intellectual, and moral) that are developmentally important. Straus can be credited with excellent editorial skills as well as discrimination in her fine choice of exceptionally literate authors. Contemporary Psychology Contains a broad spectrum of information on abuse and victimization, and its excellent bibliography will provide readers interested in the subject with sources of further reading and research. Nursing StandardTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Family Violence across the Life SpanPart I. InfancyChapter 1. The Mother-INfant Tie: Of Bonding and AbusChapter 2. The Maltreatment of InfantsPart II. Childhood and AdolescenceChapter 3. The Interpersonal Legacy of Physical Abuse of ChildrenChapter 4. Sexual Abuse in the LIves of ChildrenChapter 5. Abused AdolescentsPart III. AdulthoodChapter 6. How Normal Is Normal Development? Some Connections between Adult Development and the Roots of Abuse and VictimizationChapter 7. Rape in MarriageChapter 8. Sruviving: Women's Strength through ConnectionChapter 9. Trauma in Men: Effects on Family LifeChapter 10. Elder AbusePart IV. Special TopicsChapter 11. Physical Victimization across the Life Span: Recognition, Ethnicity, and DeterrenceChapter 12. Special Groups at Risk of AbuseChapter 13. A Framework for Understanding and Empowering Battered WomenChapter 14. The Treatment and Criminal Prosecution of Family ViolenceIndex

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Book SynopsisPopular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala.Trade Review"In this compelling and disturbing book, Angelina Snodgrass Godoy offers a nuanced analysis of a phenomenon that strikes at the very heart of democracy: mass popular uprisings which often led to the violent murder of people suspected of usually relatively minor crimes in post-civil war, democratic Guatemala... Godoy argues convincingly and contrary to most popular prescriptions (including, for example, Mendoza's) that the answer is not (only) to strengthen the state, but to open up more space for indigenous law... This is a highly satisfying book about a difficult and disturbing topic. It will be useful to anyone interested in forms of social control, inequality and the rule of law, the relationship between formal and informal institutions, the current state of democracy in Latin America, and the legacies of authoritarianism and civil war for emerging democracies everywhere."—H-Net Reviews"Godoy's recent and eloquently written book Popular Injustice... explores the rise of lynching (linchamientos) and support for punitive mano dura politics in Guatemala... Richly exemplified with excerpts from interviews, Godoy scrutinizes the reasons and justifications behind the lynchings in Guatemala... It is a useful book for anyone interested in the anthropology of violence, crime and resistance or in local-level politics in Latin America, but it also resonates with discussions on post-9/11 global politics where security is increasingly purchased at the price of justice."—Finnish Anthropologist"[A] fascinating and at times deeply moving book that sheds light on some of the most important social and political issues currently facing Latin American governments and populations."Journal of Latin American Studies"This book is a breakthrough that builds on the growing body of literature about crime and governance. Godoy offers rich narrative evidence and often stunning insights about globalization, democratization, the rule of law, transitional justice, and the war on terror."—Jonathan Simon, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley"This is a truly original, sophisticated, and nuanced interpretation of lynchings as a form of popular injustice. I know of no other work that addresses such a poignant issue. Godoy examines this difficult topic with audacity and sensibility, but also with due attention to the multiple layers of meaning and causality behind such a complex phenomenon."—Carlos Aguirre, University of OregonTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Chapter One: Examining Popular Injustice Chapter Two: Legacies of Terror in Postwar Guatemala Chapter Three: Militarization, Lynchings, and the Legacies of Terror Chapter Four: Modernization, Crime, and Communities in Crisis Chapter Five: Civil Society and the Contradictions of Neoliberal Democracy Chapter Six: Convergence at the Poles (and not at the Polls) Bibliography INDEX

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Book SynopsisWhile the construction of architecture has a place in architectural discourse, its destruction, generally seen as incompatible with the very idea of culture, has been neglected in theoretical and historical discussion. Responding to this neglect, Herscher examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and in particular, Kosovo, where targeting architecture has been a prominent dimension of political violence. Rather than interpreting violence against architecture as a mere representation of deeper social, political, or ideological dynamics, Herscher reveals it to be a form of cultural production, irreducible to its contexts and formative of the identities and agencies that seemingly bear on it as causes. Focusing on the particular sites where violence is inflicted and where its subjects and objects are articulated, the book traces the intersection of violence and architecture from socialist modernization, through ethnic and nationalist conflict, to postwar reconstruction. Trade Review"Overall, the book Violence Taking Place: The Architecture of the Kosvo Conflict is a thoughtful and detailed study of the complex relationships between architecture and violence. It provides an insightful view of the specifics of the Kosvo conflict and the broader context needed in our attempts to understand the war in former Yugoslavia." -- Dijana Alic * International Journal of Islamic Architecture *"Andrew Herscher's precise and meticulously researched book, Violence Taking Place, argues that not only is architectural destruction a symbol of violence but also that architecture forms a necessary context for violence to take place . . . Violence Taking Place represents the first architectural history of political violence in relation to historical preservation, and in doing so suggests a new area of concern for critical heritage studies. This is an important book that deserves to be read widely by those working in the field of historic preservation." -- Rodney Harrison * Future Anterior *"An incredible description of the relations between architecture, politics and human rights. The text and narrative are painfully beautiful." -- Malkit Shoshan * Architect, The Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Abitare: International Design Magazine *"This book offers an extraordinary contribution to the existing interdisciplinary scholarship around the Yugoslav wars (and the nature of what is termed 'ethnic violence' more generally) on the one hand, and to work that explores the place of architecture in peace and conflict studies on the other. The author insists on architecture's role in making identities, marshaling a nuanced understanding of the Kosovo experience to explore broader, more theoretical themes in a way that is uniquely compelling." -- Sari Wastell, Goldsmiths * University of London *"In this painstakingly researched study of the destruction and reconstruction of Kosovo's culturescape, Andrew Herscher brilliantly defamiliarizes received wisdom concerning the relation between monuments and war in general. Keeping his eye on the specificity of this particular environment and on the general characteristics of contemporary conflict at once, Herscher interprellates between what is unique and what is, tragically, all-too-common in the 'urbicides' of the present geopolitical order. This is a work that will inform and challenge anyone with an interest in the dynamics of contemporary conflict and in the new transnational cultures of reconstruction." -- Daniel Bertrand Monk * Colgate University *

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Book SynopsisWhile the construction of architecture has a place in architectural discourse, its destruction, generally seen as incompatible with the very idea of culture, has been neglected in theoretical and historical discussion. Responding to this neglect, Herscher examines the case of the former Yugoslavia and in particular, Kosovo, where targeting architecture has been a prominent dimension of political violence. Rather than interpreting violence against architecture as a mere representation of deeper social, political, or ideological dynamics, Herscher reveals it to be a form of cultural production, irreducible to its contexts and formative of the identities and agencies that seemingly bear on it as causes. Focusing on the particular sites where violence is inflicted and where its subjects and objects are articulated, the book traces the intersection of violence and architecture from socialist modernization, through ethnic and nationalist conflict, to postwar reconstruction. Trade Review"Overall, the book Violence Taking Place: The Architecture of the Kosvo Conflict is a thoughtful and detailed study of the complex relationships between architecture and violence. It provides an insightful view of the specifics of the Kosvo conflict and the broader context needed in our attempts to understand the war in former Yugoslavia." -- Dijana Alic * International Journal of Islamic Architecture *"Andrew Herscher's precise and meticulously researched book, Violence Taking Place, argues that not only is architectural destruction a symbol of violence but also that architecture forms a necessary context for violence to take place . . . Violence Taking Place represents the first architectural history of political violence in relation to historical preservation, and in doing so suggests a new area of concern for critical heritage studies. This is an important book that deserves to be read widely by those working in the field of historic preservation." -- Rodney Harrison * Future Anterior *"An incredible description of the relations between architecture, politics and human rights. The text and narrative are painfully beautiful." -- Malkit Shoshan * Architect, The Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Abitare: International Design Magazine *"This book offers an extraordinary contribution to the existing interdisciplinary scholarship around the Yugoslav wars (and the nature of what is termed 'ethnic violence' more generally) on the one hand, and to work that explores the place of architecture in peace and conflict studies on the other. The author insists on architecture's role in making identities, marshaling a nuanced understanding of the Kosovo experience to explore broader, more theoretical themes in a way that is uniquely compelling." -- Sari Wastell, Goldsmiths * University of London *"In this painstakingly researched study of the destruction and reconstruction of Kosovo's culturescape, Andrew Herscher brilliantly defamiliarizes received wisdom concerning the relation between monuments and war in general. Keeping his eye on the specificity of this particular environment and on the general characteristics of contemporary conflict at once, Herscher interprellates between what is unique and what is, tragically, all-too-common in the 'urbicides' of the present geopolitical order. This is a work that will inform and challenge anyone with an interest in the dynamics of contemporary conflict and in the new transnational cultures of reconstruction." -- Daniel Bertrand Monk * Colgate University *

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Book SynopsisPolice who engage in torture are condemned by human rights activists, the media, and people across the world who shudder at their brutality. Stark revelations about torture by American forces at places like Guantanamo Bay have stoked a fascination with torture and debates about human rights. Yet despite this interest, the public knows little about the officers who actually commit such violence. How do the police understand what they do? How do their beliefs inform their responses to education and activism against torture?Just Violence reveals the moral perspective of perpetrators and how they respond to human rights efforts. Through interviews with law enforcers in India, Rachel Wahl uncovers the beliefs that motivate officers who use and support torture, and how these beliefs shape their responses to international human rights norms. Although on the surface Indian officers'' subversion of human rights may seem to be a case of local culture resisting global norms, offiTrade Review"In this compelling book, Rachel Wahl shows how Indian police with human rights training justify torture as a means to protect the rights of victims and the community. Just Violence will resonate widely with academics and practitioners who want to better understand how local cultures vernacularize ideas about human rights." -- Jack Snyder * Columbia University *"Why does human rights training fail to diminish the use of torture by police? Rachel Wahl's fascinating book argues that police torture is not simply the product of indifference or the legacy of colonial rule but also the moral compass of police themselves as they endeavor to produce security, justice, and order. Just Violence offers an alternative explanation of police violence and the misfit between local conceptions of justice and the general principles of the human rights system. This provocative book offers new insights into human rights education and the enduring tensions between rights and security." -- Sally Engle Merry * New York University *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: Human Rights from the Other Side chapter abstractThe chapter opens by showing that police officers and human rights activists have different ideas not only about what is right, but also about what is true, and that these gaps create problems for research on human rights as well as for their actual protection. The chapter also outlines the case, fieldwork, and theories on which the book is based. Key concepts such as Charles Taylor's notion of social imaginaries are introduced, as well as how these ideas help illuminate the way police understand violence and respond to human rights messages. The chapter concludes with the book's arguments regarding officers' moral beliefs, the relationship of their beliefs to their working environment, and the implications of these beliefs for human rights activism and education. 1Human Rights Education and State Violence chapter abstractThis chapter reviews research on human rights education as well as studies of state-sanctioned violence and torture in particular. The views of human rights educators in India as well as the setting in which they work are discussed. The chapter also examines the nature of state violence in the country and the political and legal contexts in which the police operate. Finally it considers the book's applicability to contexts beyond India. 2Police Beliefs and the Moral Imaginary of Violence chapter abstractIf police upheld their conceptions of justice, they would still violate human rights. This chapter reveals why. Rejecting the ideal of universal equality, these police officers believe that there are different types of people deserving different types of treatment. Their aim is not to protect people from harm, therefore, but to harm the right people for the right reasons. For these police, the human rights principle of protecting all people's rights equally undermines justice. This perception challenges human rights educators and activists, who hope to change officers' behavior with education or an appeal to their consciences. 3Justice in Context chapter abstractIn practice, police fail to uphold justice as even they conceive it. This chapter explains how they understand this failure. Police view political corruption, judicial inefficiency, and insufficient resources as problems requiring a far broader application of violence than even they believe is good. Attempting to solve systemic problems from within the system, the officers often act in ways that exacerbate the violence. This chapter displays the power that interpretation exerts in influencing police behavior and the challenge it presents for activists attempting to garner the acceptance of new norms. 4Police Respond to Human Rights Education chapter abstractIn spite of officers' objections to the human rights framework, they do not reject its language and logic. Instead, they use the language of rights to articulate their own conceptions of justice and even to defend torture. This chapter describes the microdynamics of resistance to international human rights norms, revealing how local and state officials redefine what it means to respect human rights. This redefinition allows police to endorse "rights" as well as torture since in their view these principles are not mutually exclusive. This stance makes it more difficult for activists to shame officers for their violations. 5Complications of the Local: Violence, Religion, and Culture chapter abstractIndian police see human rights as acknowledged and upheld within their local religious and cultural traditions. However, their identity as police sets them apart from local culture and leads them to endorse violence despite the conflict with both international and local norms. This chapter reveals how police negotiate competing moral imaginaries that operate at the local level, and how they ultimately reconcile violence with their moral identities. 6Complications of the Global: Competing International Norms chapter abstractLocal conceptions of policing and justice are not the only precepts that compete with the human rights framework. This chapter probes the normative competition between international discourses, and shows how police draw from other global norms to deflect the criticism of human rights activists and educators. Police reference the well-publicized violence committed by strong Western countries such as the United States to challenge global rights norms and to defend their own violence. 7Police Respond to Human Rights Activists chapter abstractDespite acquiring the language of human rights, police strongly reject the activists and educators who promote these norms. This chapter shows how police undermine human rights workers' legitimacy. Moreover, the chapter reveals why activism and education can undermine each other, and discusses the paradox this presents for human rights work. Conclusion: Dilemmas and Possibilities chapter abstractThe Conclusion addresses the ethical quandaries raised by the foregoing arguments. Human rights workers face multiple tensions. To what degree do they recognize the systemic causes of torture and to what degree do they hold individual perpetrators accountable? Will perpetrators respond better to education or to coercion through legal action? These tensions reflect a larger one between the aspirational ethics of the human rights movement and the tools of a justice system that leaves little room for the kind of relational work that might provide the best means to stop torture. The book concludes by suggesting a possible way forward in this terrain of complex and imperfect choices.

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Book SynopsisIn 1921 Tulsa's Greenwood District, known then as the nation's “Black Wall Street”, was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the US. But on May 31 of that year, a white mob invaded Greenwood. Tulsa, 1921 shines new light into the shadows that have long been cast over this extraordinary instance of racial violence.Trade ReviewJournalist Randy Krehbiel has written the best book on the Tulsa tragedy of 1921 to come out in the past twenty years, or possibly ever."" - Alfred L. Brophy, author of Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921-Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation

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Book SynopsisIn this investigative look into Kentucky's race relations from the end of the Civil War to 1940, George Wright brings to light a consistent pattern of legally sanctioned and extralegal violence employed to ensure that blacks knew their “place” after the war.

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Book SynopsisIn the first-ever comprehensive analysis of violence between slaves in the antebellum South, Jeff Forret challenges persistent notions of slave communities as sites of unwavering harmony and solidarity.

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Book SynopsisFrom 1975 to 1990, Lebanon experienced a long war involving various national and international actors. The peace agreement that followed and officially propelled the country into a postwar era did not address many of the root causes of war, nor did it hold main actors accountable. Instead, a politics of no victor, no vanquished was promoted, in which the political elite agreed simply to consign the war to the past. However, since then, Lebanon has found itself still entangled in various forms of political violence, from car bombings and assassinations to additional outbreaks of armed combat.In War Is Coming, Sami Hermez argues that the country''s political leaders have enabled the continuation of violence and examines how people live between these periods of conflict. What do everyday conversations, practices, and experiences look like during these moments? How do people attempt to find a measure of certainty or stability in such times? Hermez''s ethnographic study of eTrade Review"War is Coming…offers a rigorous and sophisticated exploration into…expressions and experiences of the everyday, where violence lurks as both eventful and ordinary…[It] presents us with a long-awaited ethnographic account of violence beyond and against ideas of Lebanese exceptionalism…War is Coming opens an interesting debate not only on the ways people experience violence but the kind of life possible in protracted conflict…[It] is insightful, knowledgeable, and ethnographically captivating…Students and researchers curious about ethnography as methodology will find this book thought provoking and useful." * Anthropological Quarterly *"War is Coming is an excellent ethnographic account of how life is lived in situations of ongoing political instability and in the aftermath of war. It is also beautifully written, with evocative descriptions of the ethnographic context and how the interviews were conducted. I would recommend this book to anyone interested more generally in postwar memory, but also those seeking to better understand the ways in which ongoing instability and frustration play a part in contemporary Lebanese popular politics." * PoLAR *""War is Coming is an ambitious ethnographic examination of Lebanon's long history of instability . . . [O]ne of the strongest virtues of War is Coming:[is] in its ethnographic detail and its determination to not impose closure, it embodies the Lebanese experience, and so humanizes people and processes so often dehumanized and caricatured within social scientific literatures on civil wars and the best-practices lingo of the post-conflict reconciliation industry." * MIddle East Journal *"Deeply poignant. An eloquently written and altogether fascinating read about how violence is lived in multiple temporal registers in Lebanon, and how both remembering past and anticipating future violence critically shape lived experience in the present." * Lara Deeb, Scripps College *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Biner’s book is an impressive account of the ways in which people live a life with the dead and the past in the present, and how death itself is never far away; it’s a book how people navigate through the pain, injury and loss of others as well as that of themselves. It’s an account of the ways in which people live a precarious life. Ultimately, it’s a book about hope for a better, different life. But it’s also a book that shows the suffocating effects of that hope being ravaged by new rounds of violence as the possibility of a livable life sways back and forth between sheer phantasy and toxic asset" * Politics, Religion & Ideology *"States of Dispossession is a highly original and rich ethnographic and theoretical work on violence in the Kurdish region of Turkey. It fills a pressing need." * Lale Yalçin-Heckmann, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology *"Zerrin Özlem Biner's book offers sharp analysis of how past violence, the built environment, and law shape the circumstances in which different people in the city of Mardin in southeast Turkey confront the present and envision futures." * Stef Jansen, Manchester University *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1. Cementing the Past with the Future: The Materiality of Stone and Concrete Chapter 2. Ruined Heritage Chapter 3. Digging with the Cin Chapter 4. Living as if Indebted Chapter 5. Beneath the Wall Surrounding the Mor Gabriel Monastery Chapter 6. Loss, Compensation, and Debt Epilogue Notes References Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisEven well-intentioned initiatives such as the recent effort to demolish and revitalize the worst developments seem to be ineffective at combating crime, while the drastic changes leave many vulnerable families facing an uncertain future. The Hidden War sends a humbling message to policy makers and prognosticators who claim to know the right way to solve poverty.Table of ContentsList of Photos, Figures, and Tables Foreword by Rebecca M. Blank Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Chicago Housing Authority 3. Fighting Crime in Public Housing 4. Rockwell Gardens 5. Henry Horner Homes 6. Harold Ickes Homes 7. No Simple Solutions Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs a child growing up in Cambodia, Ronnie Yimsut played among the ruins of the Angkor Wat temples, surrounded by a close-knit community. As the Khmer Rouge gained power and began its genocidal reign of terror, his life became a nightmare. In this stunning memoir, Yimsut describes how, in the wake of death and destruction, he decides to live.Table of ContentsForeword, by David P. Chandler, Ph.D.Preface: Between WorldsAcknowledgments: A Book Is BornFamily Tree of Ranachith ("Ronnie") YimsutChronology1. Childhood Idyll: Siem Reap2. Bamboo in the Wind: Regime Change in Siem Reap3. An Uncivil War: Heavy Shelling in Siem Reap4. Shocks and Surprises: Angkor Wat and Domdek5. A Time of Plenty: Back Home in Siem Reap6. An Era Is Ended: Siem Reap under Siege7. An Empty Village: Kroby Riel and Siem Reap8. A Great Leap Backward: Keo Poeur, Kok Poh, and Kork Putrea9. The Death of Dogs: Tapang10. Miracle at the Temple: Wat Yieng11. Dead Weight: Ta Source Hill and the Massacre Site12. Kill or Be Killed: Korbey Riel, Dorn Swar, and Prey Roniem13. Barefoot Escape: Srae Noy, Resin Mountain, and the Deep Northern Jungle14. Alien Worlds: Din Daeng, Sisaketh, Buriram, and Aranya Prathet15. Urban Jungle: Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Oregon State16. Back to the Past: Oregon State, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh17. Back in Time: Oregon State and Phnom Penh18. Turning Point: Elections in Phnom Penh19. Facing the Khmer Rouge: Siem Reap, Ta Source Hill, the Massacre Site, and Pailin20. Lights: Siem Reap and Phnom PenhEpilogueAfterword: The Healing and Reconciling Process, by Daniel Savin, M.D.NotesGlossary Index

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Trade Review"Apocalypse Never is a frightening book to read but impossible to put down. In clear, accessible prose, Tad Daley unblinkingly lays out the case, point by point, for why we must ultimately rid the world of nuclear weapons or else suffer the inevitable consequences of the end of civilization as we know it. Daley then takes on the task of showing how this seemingly Herculean task can be accomplished, even within our lifetimes. It is compelling and accurate in its assessments and one of the absolute best out there on why we simply cannot continue along the way it has been." -- Valerie Plame Wilson * Firedoglake.com *"If you have a nuclear addiction, Dr. Tad Daley has the cure. ... Two things distinguish this work ... Daley’s chatty style, which ... renders his book accessible to the general public ... (and) his prescription for reaching global zero, through his detailed description of the architecture of a nuclear weapon-free world founded on a legally binding treaty that would replace the NPT." -- Anne Penketh * British American Security Information Council *"Apocalypse Never explores the dangers of the Nuclear Age, argues that the only way to prevent future nuclear catastrophes is to eliminate the weapons, and provides a roadmap to achieve this goal … It presents a comprehensive overview of the possibilities of nuclear terrorism, accidental nuclear war, mismanagement of a nuclear crisis, and the intentional use of nuclear weapons … It suggests that the NPT should properly have been named the 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Elimination Treaty' … It (makes clear that this) is a life-or-death struggle between humans and the tools we have created … Daley's book provides the background and the vision for individuals to become informed and effective citizens of the Nuclear Age … The issue is far too important to be left only in the hands of our leaders." -- David Krieger * President, Nuclear Age Foundation *"Read this book or die." -- David Swanson * American Chronicle *"Probably the most unsettling book I've ever read." -- Jack McDevitt * author of Time Travellers Never Die and The Engines of God *"My film Apocalypse Now revealed how war corrupts the human soul. But the idea that we can have peace only through 'nuclear deterrence' degrades our entire civilization. With Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley shows us the path of escape." -- Martin Sheen * Emmy-Award Winning Actor *"While spiritual progressives seek to end all war, a major step is to end the threat of nuclear war. Tad Daley shows us that this is actually within our grasp, and an imperative for the survival of our planet and life itself.” -- Rabbi Michael Lerner * editor, Tikkun and chair, Interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives *"Tad Daley makes a compelling case for eliminating nuclear weapons now, before they are used intentionally by a terrorist group or accidentally by a nuclear-armed nation. The weight of the evidence supplied in Apocalypse Never leads to an inescapable conclusion: the fewer nuclear weapons there are, the safer we all will be. And it makes it clear that our ultimate security depends on getting rid of these terrible weapons once and for all.” -- William D. Hartung * Center for International Policy *“Apocalypse Never is an important and path-breaking book. Tad Daley doesn’t just look at why we should strive to eliminate nuclear weapons, he demonstrates how to make it happen. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how to turn a grand vision into a political reality.” -- John Podesta * Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton *"Tad Daley has performed a truly rare feat. He doesn't offer the same tired survey of Iran and North Korea and the contemporary nuclear landscape. Instead, he convinces the reader completely that the only possible solution to the threat of nuclear annihilation is the abolition of nuclear weapons. Moreover, he actually charts a course for how we might get from here to there. Mr. Daley is an elegant writer, and his wonderful first book will enable both experts and regular folks to see, breathe, and believe in the dawn of a nuclear weapon-free world." -- Daniel Ellsberg * author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers *"Tad Daley takes a penetrating look at the threat President Barack Obama calls 'the gravest danger to the American people,' and does so with clarity and integrity. Apocalypse Never details how the failed policies of the past have made the nuclear threat worse and how the only real solution is to move steadily towards eliminating the only weapons that can destroy the world. We would be wise to listen." -- Joseph Cirincione * President, Ploughshares Fund *“In plain, understandable prose, Apocalypse Never makes a compelling case that the continued existence of nuclear weapons, regardless of their ownership, can lead to catastrophic disasters. A must-read.” -- Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr. * U.S. Army, Retired, and chair, Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation *"Few Americans know that more than forty years ago, in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, our country committed to eliminate its entire nuclear arsenal. In Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley traces the tortured history of this promise—and charts a course toward at last fulfilling it.” -- Michael Douglas * Academy-Award Winning Actor, United Nations Messenger of Peace *"Apocalypse Never builds a compelling case for one of the most urgent causes of our time—the global abolition of nuclear weapons. Tad Daley writes with all the seriousness the subject requires, but refreshingly eschews the jargon too often applied by 'experts' that estranges those not conversant in the lingo." -- Kevin Martin * executive director, Peace Action *"For those of us who think that freeing the planet from the specter of nuclear holocaust is the most important task before humankind, but also one that's nearly impossible to achieve, Tad Daley has drawn us a roadmap for the journey ahead. It demands no wild leaps of faith, no suspensions of disbelief. Mixing political sobriety with existential urgency and just plain damn good writing, Daley shows us the way." -- Harold Meyerson * columnist, The Washington Post and editor-at-large, The American Prospect *"Finally, a book that explains in common sense language the process for bringing a nuclear weapon-free world from utopia to reality." -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich * D-Ohio, 1997–present *"Apocalypse Never is a frightening book to read but impossible to put down. In clear, accessible prose, Tad Daley unblinkingly lays out the case, point by point, for why we must ultimately rid the world of nuclear weapons or else suffer the inevitable consequences of the end of civilization as we know it. Daley then takes on the task of showing how this seemingly Herculean task can be accomplished, even within our lifetimes. It is compelling and accurate in its assessments and one of the absolute best out there on why we simply cannot continue along the way it has been." -- Valerie Plame Wilson * Firedoglake.com *"If you have a nuclear addiction, Dr. Tad Daley has the cure. ... Two things distinguish this work ... Daley’s chatty style, which ... renders his book accessible to the general public ... (and) his prescription for reaching global zero, through his detailed description of the architecture of a nuclear weapon-free world founded on a legally binding treaty that would replace the NPT." -- Anne Penketh * British American Security Information Council *"Apocalypse Never explores the dangers of the Nuclear Age, argues that the only way to prevent future nuclear catastrophes is to eliminate the weapons, and provides a roadmap to achieve this goal … It presents a comprehensive overview of the possibilities of nuclear terrorism, accidental nuclear war, mismanagement of a nuclear crisis, and the intentional use of nuclear weapons … It suggests that the NPT should properly have been named the 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Elimination Treaty' … It (makes clear that this) is a life-or-death struggle between humans and the tools we have created … Daley's book provides the background and the vision for individuals to become informed and effective citizens of the Nuclear Age … The issue is far too important to be left only in the hands of our leaders." -- David Krieger * President, Nuclear Age Foundation *"Read this book or die." -- David Swanson * American Chronicle *"Probably the most unsettling book I've ever read." -- Jack McDevitt * author of Time Travellers Never Die and The Engines of God *"My film Apocalypse Now revealed how war corrupts the human soul. But the idea that we can have peace only through 'nuclear deterrence' degrades our entire civilization. With Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley shows us the path of escape." -- Martin Sheen * Emmy-Award Winning Actor *"While spiritual progressives seek to end all war, a major step is to end the threat of nuclear war. Tad Daley shows us that this is actually within our grasp, and an imperative for the survival of our planet and life itself.” -- Rabbi Michael Lerner * editor, Tikkun and chair, Interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives *"Tad Daley makes a compelling case for eliminating nuclear weapons now, before they are used intentionally by a terrorist group or accidentally by a nuclear-armed nation. The weight of the evidence supplied in Apocalypse Never leads to an inescapable conclusion: the fewer nuclear weapons there are, the safer we all will be. And it makes it clear that our ultimate security depends on getting rid of these terrible weapons once and for all.” -- William D. Hartung * Center for International Policy *“Apocalypse Never is an important and path-breaking book. Tad Daley doesn’t just look at why we should strive to eliminate nuclear weapons, he demonstrates how to make it happen. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how to turn a grand vision into a political reality.” -- John Podesta * Chief of Staff, President Bill Clinton *"Tad Daley has performed a truly rare feat. He doesn't offer the same tired survey of Iran and North Korea and the contemporary nuclear landscape. Instead, he convinces the reader completely that the only possible solution to the threat of nuclear annihilation is the abolition of nuclear weapons. Moreover, he actually charts a course for how we might get from here to there. Mr. Daley is an elegant writer, and his wonderful first book will enable both experts and regular folks to see, breathe, and believe in the dawn of a nuclear weapon-free world." -- Daniel Ellsberg * author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers *"Tad Daley takes a penetrating look at the threat President Barack Obama calls 'the gravest danger to the American people,' and does so with clarity and integrity. Apocalypse Never details how the failed policies of the past have made the nuclear threat worse and how the only real solution is to move steadily towards eliminating the only weapons that can destroy the world. We would be wise to listen." -- Joseph Cirincione * President, Ploughshares Fund *“In plain, understandable prose, Apocalypse Never makes a compelling case that the continued existence of nuclear weapons, regardless of their ownership, can lead to catastrophic disasters. A must-read.” -- Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr. * U.S. Army, Retired, and chair, Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation *"Few Americans know that more than forty years ago, in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, our country committed to eliminate its entire nuclear arsenal. In Apocalypse Never, Tad Daley traces the tortured history of this promise—and charts a course toward at last fulfilling it.” -- Michael Douglas * Academy-Award Winning Actor, United Nations Messenger of Peace *"Apocalypse Never builds a compelling case for one of the most urgent causes of our time—the global abolition of nuclear weapons. Tad Daley writes with all the seriousness the subject requires, but refreshingly eschews the jargon too often applied by 'experts' that estranges those not conversant in the lingo." -- Kevin Martin * executive director, Peace Action *"For those of us who think that freeing the planet from the specter of nuclear holocaust is the most important task before humankind, but also one that's nearly impossible to achieve, Tad Daley has drawn us a roadmap for the journey ahead. It demands no wild leaps of faith, no suspensions of disbelief. Mixing political sobriety with existential urgency and just plain damn good writing, Daley shows us the way." -- Harold Meyerson * columnist, The Washington Post and editor-at-large, The American Prospect *"Finally, a book that explains in common sense language the process for bringing a nuclear weapon-free world from utopia to reality." -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich * D-Ohio, 1997–present *Table of ContentsApocalypse soon? The essence of the problem: America's nuclear hypocrisy The nightmare of nuclear terror Accidental atomic apocalypse Nuclear crisis mismanagement: "there would be no learning curve" Intentional use: the nuclear legacy of George W. Bush The grand bargain of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, and the rules of the nuclear game today Nuclear weapons are militarily unnecessary and militarily useless. for us The architecture of a nuclear weapon-free world Breakout: could someone cheat and rule the world? How it might happen: transforming abolition from a utopian fantasy into a concrete political goal Apocalypse never

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Trade Review"An urgent, moving and compassionate book … Prison and Social Death will appeal to general readers and academics alike, and should be required reading for anyone who desires a better understanding of the American penal system and race relations, contemporary human rights issues, and the sort of reforms that will have to be made before we can say with any real confidence that we live in a decent society." * PopMatters *"An eye-opening account of one county prison system and how it operates to take away liberties of those incarcerated and obstruct the same liberties after release … Recommended. Graduate students in sociology and criminology; criminal justice professionals." * CHOICE *"What sets Price's work apart from many others who have concisely written about the problems and ironies inherent in America's extremely punitive criminal justice system is his up-close and personal narrative approach to and discussion of his subject ... Price's narrative style facilitates readers more easily sitting back to reflect on his work, empathizing with his disappointments, and concluding that America's criminal justice and correctional practices are not cruel and unusual but are instead uniquely cruel and usual in ways that create the abyss that ironically contributes to the very social conditions and crime rates that policy makers use to rationalize those practices." * PsycCRITIQUES *"Prison and Social Death is an engaging, thought-provoking analysis of the continuing U.S. prison crisis. Price provides valuable insights about the interconnectedness of gender, race, and (in)justice in the United States. This nuanced account will be compelling and useful for academics and activists alike." -- Jodie Lawston * chair, department of women’s studies, California State University, San Marcos *"Prison and Social Death offers a look into the carceral state through a methodologically delicate participatory action research project. Beautifully written, profoundly human, and politically devastating, the text doubles as a critical history of the contemporary over-incarcerated United States and as a compelling exemplar of movement-based activist research. A significant text for students of prison studies, critical participatory methods and community based policy research." -- Michelle Fine * Distinguished Professor of Critical Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part I Elements of Social Death 1 Crossing the Abyss: The Study of Social Death2 Natal Alienation 3 Humiliation Part II Method and a History of Social Death 4 Dissemblance and Creativity: Toward a Methodology for Studying State Violence5 Racism, Prison, and the Legacies of Slavery 6 The Birth of the Penitentiary Part III Abolition Democracy 7 “Doesn’t Everyone Know Someone in Prison or on Parole?”8 Spirit Murder: Reentry, Dispossession, and Enduring Stigma9 States of Grace: Social Life against Social Death10 Conclusion: Failure and Abolition Democracy NotesReferencesIndex

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Trade Review"An urgent, moving and compassionate book … Prison and Social Death will appeal to general readers and academics alike, and should be required reading for anyone who desires a better understanding of the American penal system and race relations, contemporary human rights issues, and the sort of reforms that will have to be made before we can say with any real confidence that we live in a decent society." * PopMatters *"An eye-opening account of one county prison system and how it operates to take away liberties of those incarcerated and obstruct the same liberties after release … Recommended. Graduate students in sociology and criminology; criminal justice professionals." * CHOICE *"What sets Price's work apart from many others who have concisely written about the problems and ironies inherent in America's extremely punitive criminal justice system is his up-close and personal narrative approach to and discussion of his subject ... Price's narrative style facilitates readers more easily sitting back to reflect on his work, empathizing with his disappointments, and concluding that America's criminal justice and correctional practices are not cruel and unusual but are instead uniquely cruel and usual in ways that create the abyss that ironically contributes to the very social conditions and crime rates that policy makers use to rationalize those practices." * PsycCRITIQUES *"Prison and Social Death is an engaging, thought-provoking analysis of the continuing U.S. prison crisis. Price provides valuable insights about the interconnectedness of gender, race, and (in)justice in the United States. This nuanced account will be compelling and useful for academics and activists alike." -- Jodie Lawston * chair, department of women’s studies, California State University, San Marcos *"Prison and Social Death offers a look into the carceral state through a methodologically delicate participatory action research project. Beautifully written, profoundly human, and politically devastating, the text doubles as a critical history of the contemporary over-incarcerated United States and as a compelling exemplar of movement-based activist research. A significant text for students of prison studies, critical participatory methods and community based policy research." -- Michelle Fine * Distinguished Professor of Critical Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part I Elements of Social Death 1 Crossing the Abyss: The Study of Social Death2 Natal Alienation 3 Humiliation Part II Method and a History of Social Death 4 Dissemblance and Creativity: Toward a Methodology for Studying State Violence5 Racism, Prison, and the Legacies of Slavery 6 The Birth of the Penitentiary Part III Abolition Democracy 7 “Doesn’t Everyone Know Someone in Prison or on Parole?”8 Spirit Murder: Reentry, Dispossession, and Enduring Stigma9 States of Grace: Social Life against Social Death10 Conclusion: Failure and Abolition Democracy NotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisExplores how ex-combatants and other post-war youth negotiated a depleted and difficult social and cultural landscape in the years following Liberia's fourteen-year bloody civil war. Unlike others who study child soldiers, Abby Hardgrove's ethnography looks at both former combatants and also the youth who were not recruited to fight.Trade Review"Hardgrove's careful ethnography of post-war Liberia succeeds at one of anthropology's core missions: she undermines the stereotypes and easy answers standing in the way of true understanding and meaningful engagement." -- Danny Hoffman * author of The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia *"Life after Guns is a much needed study about excombatant and other youth in the Liberian post-war reality. Hardgrove takes us beyond previous studies of excombatant youth only, showing the importance of a broader generational and relational perspective on both conflict and post-conflicts." -- Mats Utas * editor of African Conflicts and Informal Power: Big Men and Networks *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Acronyms 1 Introduction2 A History of Violence3 Reciprocity, Respect, and Becoming “Established”4 Street Youth: Life on the Periphery5 Life in Armed Groups6 Life after Guns: Reintegration as Social Process7 Conclusion: On Dominance and Discourse ReferencesIndex

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Trade Review"In this book, Botein and Hetling provide a thorough and historically informed assessment of our continuing inability to respond effectively to the housing needs of victims of interpersonal violence. By highlighting some effective (and ineffective) strategies, and from their listening to the views of the women affected, they point a way forward that focuses us more quickly on the endgame – stable, long-term housing." -- Dennis Culhane * Dana and Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania *"Botein and Hetling have written a marvelously insightful analysis on the importance of housing for abused women seeking a life free of domestic violence. This book shows us how to move forward towards sustainable policy and will be an asset to researchers, advocacy organizations, and all else who care the most about abused women’s needs for stable, safe, and affordable housing." -- Jacquelyn Campbell * PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Why Long-Term Housing for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence? Chapter 1 - “Why Doesn’t She Leave?”: Intimate Partner Violence and Housing Instability Chapter 2 - “How Does Housing Help?”: A “Services Light” Long-Term Housing Model Part II The Current Policy and Service Environment: How Did We Get Here? Chapter 3 - First Stop: Emergency Shelters and Transitional Programs Chapter 4 - Mismatch between US Social Policy and Intimate Partner Violence Part III An Evolving Approach: Long-Term Housing Chapter 5 - National Overview: Legislative Response and Program Variations Chapter 6 - Developing Program Theory and Goals: Long-Term Housing with Services Chapter 7 - Survivor Perspectives on Program Theory and Models Part IV Next Steps? Chapter 8 - Moving Forward: Research and Policy Epilogue: A Practitioner’s Perspective Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of armed conflict, how do new generations of young people learn about peace, justice, and democracy? Michelle J. Bellino describes how, following Guatemala's civil war, adolescents at four schools in urban and rural communities learn about their country's history of authoritarianism and develop civic identities within a fragile postwar democracy.Trade Review"A heartbreakingly beautiful narrative account of how students and teachers at four very different Guatemalan secondary schools negotiate the complexities of history and identity. Bellino provides a brilliant model of nuanced inquiry into the vicissitudes of citizenship education for fragile democracies." -- Bradley Levinson * author of Beyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a gripping ethnographic portrait of learning to become civic actors in the face of enduring legacies of civil war. It challenges us to re-think basic assumptions about developing democratic citizenship education policies in post-conflict societies." -- Thea Renda Abu El-Haj * author of Unsettled Belonging: Educating Palestinian American Youth after 9/11 *"Quality studies like Bellino’s Youth in Postwar Guatemala enrich and contribute to our understanding of contemporary Guatemala. Those interested in exploring and learning about the country and the region Guatemala will appreciate, benefit from, and enjoy Bellino’s short but deep study." * H-Net *"Rich and reflexive account...a multifaceted narrative. This is thick description at its best, a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a complex and heart-breaking reality. It is a book which should be read by anyone carrying out research or working in development in Guatemala, especially those with a focus on youth empowerment." * Anthropology in Action *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a study that will appeal to those in our eld who are interested in historical memory, youth, citizenship, and anthropological approaches to violence." * Journal on Education in Emergencies *"A heartbreakingly beautiful narrative account of how students and teachers at four very different Guatemalan secondary schools negotiate the complexities of history and identity. Bellino provides a brilliant model of nuanced inquiry into the vicissitudes of citizenship education for fragile democracies." -- Bradley Levinson * author of Beyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a gripping ethnographic portrait of learning to become civic actors in the face of enduring legacies of civil war. It challenges us to re-think basic assumptions about developing democratic citizenship education policies in post-conflict societies." -- Thea Renda Abu El-Haj * author of Unsettled Belonging: Educating Palestinian American Youth after 9/11 *"Quality studies like Bellino’s Youth in Postwar Guatemala enrich and contribute to our understanding of contemporary Guatemala. Those interested in exploring and learning about the country and the region Guatemala will appreciate, benefit from, and enjoy Bellino’s short but deep study." * H-Net *"Rich and reflexive account...a multifaceted narrative. This is thick description at its best, a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a complex and heart-breaking reality. It is a book which should be read by anyone carrying out research or working in development in Guatemala, especially those with a focus on youth empowerment." * Anthropology in Action *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a study that will appeal to those in our eld who are interested in historical memory, youth, citizenship, and anthropological approaches to violence." * Journal on Education in Emergencies *Table of Contents1 Citizen, Interrupted 2 Education and Conflict in Guatemala 3 International Academy: The No-Blame Generation and the Post-Postwar 4 Paulo Freire Institute: The All-or-Nothing Generation and the Spiral of the Ongoing Past 5 Sun and Moon: The No-Future Generation and the Struggle to Escape 6 Tzolok Ochoch: The Lucha Generation and the Struggle to Overcome 7 What Stands in the Way 8 Waiting Afterword Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of armed conflict, how do new generations of young people learn about peace, justice, and democracy? Michelle J. Bellino describes how, following Guatemala's civil war, adolescents at four schools in urban and rural communities learn about their country's history of authoritarianism and develop civic identities within a fragile postwar democracy.Trade Review"A heartbreakingly beautiful narrative account of how students and teachers at four very different Guatemalan secondary schools negotiate the complexities of history and identity. Bellino provides a brilliant model of nuanced inquiry into the vicissitudes of citizenship education for fragile democracies." -- Bradley Levinson * author of Beyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a gripping ethnographic portrait of learning to become civic actors in the face of enduring legacies of civil war. It challenges us to re-think basic assumptions about developing democratic citizenship education policies in post-conflict societies." -- Thea Renda Abu El-Haj * author of Unsettled Belonging: Educating Palestinian American Youth after 9/11 *"Quality studies like Bellino’s Youth in Postwar Guatemala enrich and contribute to our understanding of contemporary Guatemala. Those interested in exploring and learning about the country and the region Guatemala will appreciate, benefit from, and enjoy Bellino’s short but deep study." * H-Net *"Rich and reflexive account...a multifaceted narrative. This is thick description at its best, a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a complex and heart-breaking reality. It is a book which should be read by anyone carrying out research or working in development in Guatemala, especially those with a focus on youth empowerment." * Anthropology in Action *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a study that will appeal to those in our eld who are interested in historical memory, youth, citizenship, and anthropological approaches to violence." * Journal on Education in Emergencies *"A heartbreakingly beautiful narrative account of how students and teachers at four very different Guatemalan secondary schools negotiate the complexities of history and identity. Bellino provides a brilliant model of nuanced inquiry into the vicissitudes of citizenship education for fragile democracies." -- Bradley Levinson * author of Beyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a gripping ethnographic portrait of learning to become civic actors in the face of enduring legacies of civil war. It challenges us to re-think basic assumptions about developing democratic citizenship education policies in post-conflict societies." -- Thea Renda Abu El-Haj * author of Unsettled Belonging: Educating Palestinian American Youth after 9/11 *"Quality studies like Bellino’s Youth in Postwar Guatemala enrich and contribute to our understanding of contemporary Guatemala. Those interested in exploring and learning about the country and the region Guatemala will appreciate, benefit from, and enjoy Bellino’s short but deep study." * H-Net *"Rich and reflexive account...a multifaceted narrative. This is thick description at its best, a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a complex and heart-breaking reality. It is a book which should be read by anyone carrying out research or working in development in Guatemala, especially those with a focus on youth empowerment." * Anthropology in Action *"Youth in Postwar Guatemala is a study that will appeal to those in our eld who are interested in historical memory, youth, citizenship, and anthropological approaches to violence." * Journal on Education in Emergencies *Table of Contents1 Citizen, Interrupted 2 Education and Conflict in Guatemala 3 International Academy: The No-Blame Generation and the Post-Postwar 4 Paulo Freire Institute: The All-or-Nothing Generation and the Spiral of the Ongoing Past 5 Sun and Moon: The No-Future Generation and the Struggle to Escape 6 Tzolok Ochoch: The Lucha Generation and the Struggle to Overcome 7 What Stands in the Way 8 Waiting Afterword Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People, award-winning writer and cultural critic Margaret Morganroth Gullette raises urgent legal, economic, educational, esthetic, and ethical issues to show why anti-ageism should be the next social movement of our time.Trade Review"In her stirring new book, the pioneering US writer Margaret Morganroth Gullette argues that the meaning of the word burden has shifted from referring to the demanding work of care-giving (expressing empathy with the carer) on to the recipient of care. No wonder so many older people worry that they’ll become burdensome, and elder abuse is becoming so common." * The Guardian *"As one of the world's leading authorities on ageing and ageism, any new book from Margaret Gullette is always exciting. Here she highlights the emotional wisdom and moral imagination of old age, so very different from the narrow, demeaning public rhetorics of ageing. An essential book for our times." -- Lynne Segal * author of Out of Time: The Pleasures & Perils of Ageing *“Margaret Morganroth Gullette is one of the shining lights of age studies. For decades she has been sweeping her bright searchlight across the landscape of American social, political and popular culture to identify and analyze ageism wherever it lurks.” -- Alix Kates Shulman * author of Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen and Ménage *"Margaret Morganroth Gullette's take-no-prisoners book is as scathing as its subtitle, which refers both to cameras (the power of portrayal) and to guns (the very real risks of growing old in an ageist world). Wide-ranging and erudite, Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People frames the struggle for age equity in the most human and compelling of terms." -- Ashton Applewhite * author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism *"In this bracing, wide-ranging new book by a pioneer of ageing studies, every page sparkles with fresh insight and burns with apt indignation at how the 'othering' of older people operates. Gullette exhorts us to reclaim public space and defiantly shows us how. Wonderful!" -- Anne Karpf * author of How to Age *“For baby-boomers (like me) this is a sobering, but also an inspiring book. Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People provides a fully developed cultural analysis, anatomizing the established habits of mind, institutional structures, and economic pressures that work to belittle and marginalize older people. The critique cuts deep, drawing together an extraordinary range of evidence from visual culture, media, social history, and literature. But Margaret Morganroth Gullette give us more than a jeremiad. Hers is a positive vision, offering many specific proposals for a movement of resistance that could encourage an epistemic shift – a new conception of life’s course, a fresh understanding of words like ‘age,’ ‘youth,’ ‘decline,’ and much more. This is a profoundly engaged, urgent work of the humanist imagination.” -- James Clifford * author of Returns: Becoming Indigenous in the Twenty-First Century *“Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People penetrates far more deeply than the stock tropes about the affronts of age bias. With rich complexity Margaret Morganroth Gullette exposes ageism in many of its unusual manifestations, such as in her unusual and penetrating discussion of older farmers and world ecology. We too easily accept aging as a burden-in-waiting, rather than as the boon of longevity our added years can be both for individuals and global society.” -- Paul Kleyman * Director, Ethnic Elders Newsbeat, New America Media *"Gullette’s many film references demonstrate her gravity as a film plus age critic and her opinion is worth seeking out" -- Erin Trahan * The ARTery *"In her books, and perhaps most sharply in this new one, Ending Ageism, Gullette awakens her readers to the ideology of ageism" -- Robert Mundle * RobertMundle.com *"Margaret Morganroth Gullette wants you to know she means the title of her new book, Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People, as a wake-up slap. She calls on Americans to be more aware of how the underlying age-based prejudice damages the lives of older people and their families—while often placing ethnic elders and older women in double jeopardy of discrimination, adding a touch of gray to sexism and racism they may already endure." -- Paul Kleyman * New American Media *"Ending Ageism, or How to Not Shoot Old People grapple[s] thoughtfully with how we [as a culture have forgotten how to value the elderly]." -- Tad Friend * New Yorker *"Award-winning writer and cultural critic Margaret Morganroth Gullette confronts age prejudice head on. She presents eye-opening and often frightening examples of ageism in every day society and confronts offenders and their bias." * El Paso Inc. Magazine *"Author sees book as a way to fight ageism," by Cindy Cantrell * Boston Globe *"Ageism, And What We Can Do About It" interview with Margaret Morganroth Gullette on Wisconsin Public Radio * Wisconsin Public Radio *“The One Who Feeds Us All: Old Farmers and Farm Fiction Amid the Global Food Crisis” by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Michigan Quarterly Review *"Margaret Morganroth Gullette: The Anti-Ageism Revolutionist" * Silver Century Foundation *"[An] artfully composed work...Compelling...Recognizing ageism can help us transcend our netherworlds – be they a valley in northern California, a field in Shandong, or an urban farm in Havana – and “emerge to see the stars.” * Anthropology News *"Unwanted at Midlife: Not Old, but 'Too Old,'” by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Los Angeles Review of Books *"Gullette uses a personal, first-person voice and, in this way, masterfully weaves together personal experiences with cultural implications....[An] outstanding book." * The Gerontologist *"The Monument and the Wrecking Crew: Ageism and the academy," by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * AAUP *"How Does a Society Lose Respect for Experience and Age?" by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Academe Blog *" When My Mother Wanted to Die: The Neglected Issues of Ageist Undertreatment," by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Tikkun *"Ramping Up: The Problem That Went Deeper Than We Knew," by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Silver Century *"Against ‘Aging’ – How to Talk about Growing Older," by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * Theory, Culture & Society *"The ‘Christine Lagarde Memo,’ FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, from 'the Coalition,'" by Margaret Morganroth Gullette * MR Online *"Brave, defiant, and startling. . . Gullette's work is both insightful and inspiring, challenging and important; moreover, her writing style [is] at once scathing, funny, sharp, witty, and down-to-earth. .. . a text that works both in small chunks and as a larger argument. . . . much needed and urgent." * Feminism & Psychology *"Ageist “Triage” Is a Crime Against Humanity" by Margaret Morganroth Gullette https://lareviewofbooks.org/short-takes/ageist-triage-covid-19 * Los Angeles Review of Books *"A compelling manifesto that can enable social workers and others to recognize and challenge pervasive individual and institutional ageism....As educators, social workers need to follow Morganroth Gullette’s recommendation to integrate critical analysis of age into courses, and this must include fieldwork education." * Affilia *Table of ContentsPreface Fight Ageism, Not Aging: The Discovery of Trauma xi 1 #Still Human Into the Glare of the Public Square 1 Five Special Sessions 21 2 How (Not) to Shoot Old People Breaking Ageist Paradigms through Portrait Photography 22 3 The Elder-Hostile Giving College Students a Better Start at Life 54 4 Vert-de-Gris Rescuing the Land Lovers 85 5 The Alzheimer’s Defense “Faking Bad” in International Atrocity Trials 112 6 Our Frightened World Fantasies of Euthanasia and Preemptive Suicide 136 7 Induction into the Hall of Shame and the Way Out 163 8 Redress Healing the Self, Relationships, Society 192 A Declaration of Grievances 205 Acknowledgments 207 Notes 211 Bibliography 227 Index 253

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Book SynopsisExhibiting Atrocity documents the emergence of the memorial museum as a new cultural form of commemoration. Amy Sodaro uses in-depth case studies of five exemplary memorial museums around the world to analyze their use in efforts to come to terms with past political violence and to promote democracy and human rights. Trade Review"This intelligent and cogently-constructed narrative is a significant addition to the growing literature on public commemoration over the past fifty years." -- Jay Winter * coeditor of War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century *"Exhibiting Atrocity is an ambitious, significant study providing in-depth case studies of five memorial museums and how they attempt to narrate 'difficult history' and navigate the politics of memory. Accessible and wide-ranging, this interdisciplinary volume is an important, timely resource for students as well as specialists." -- Joyce Apsel * author of Introducing Peace Museums *“An original and unique study…Exhibiting Atrocity: Memorial Museums and the Politics of Past Violence is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library Human Rights and Cultural History collections [and] Museum Studies supplemental reading lists.” * Midwest Book Review *"Sodaro examines how many communities, be they groups or countries, work through staggering events like 9/11 by building museums to parse through them." * SUM *"Exhibiting Atrocity sets a precedent that will allow researchers and visitors to recognize these museums for the political projects that they really are – neither good nor bad but always potentially very dangerous. The greatest danger inherent in the ways in which memorial museums exhibit atrocity is that they routinely fail to expose the fragility, vulnerability and precariousness of political systems and norms. This leaves us vulnerable to manipulation, demagoguery, and the authoritarian personalities lying in wait." * European Journal of Cultural and Political Socioloy *"A welcome addition to a growing body of literature within memory studies that examines the global turn in using museums to commemorate past mass atrocities. This book demonstrates that there is much more research to be done and offers inquiring minds a useful starting point." * Memory Studies *New Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies interview with Amy Sodaro * New Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Memorial Museums: The Emergence of a New Form 2 The US Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Creation of a “Living Memorial” 3 The House of Terror: “The Only One of Its Kind” 4 The Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre: Building a “Lasting Peace” 5 The Museum of Memory and Human Rights: “A Living Museum for Chile’s Memory” 6 The National September 11 Memorial Museum: “To Bear Solemn Witness” 7 Memorial Museums: Promises and Limits Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExhibiting Atrocity documents the emergence of the memorial museum as a new cultural form of commemoration. Amy Sodaro uses in-depth case studies of five exemplary memorial museums around the world to analyze their use in efforts to come to terms with past political violence and to promote democracy and human rights. Trade Review"This intelligent and cogently-constructed narrative is a significant addition to the growing literature on public commemoration over the past fifty years." -- Jay Winter * coeditor of War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century *"Exhibiting Atrocity is an ambitious, significant study providing in-depth case studies of five memorial museums and how they attempt to narrate 'difficult history' and navigate the politics of memory. Accessible and wide-ranging, this interdisciplinary volume is an important, timely resource for students as well as specialists." -- Joyce Apsel * author of Introducing Peace Museums *“An original and unique study…Exhibiting Atrocity: Memorial Museums and the Politics of Past Violence is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library Human Rights and Cultural History collections [and] Museum Studies supplemental reading lists.” * Midwest Book Review *"Sodaro examines how many communities, be they groups or countries, work through staggering events like 9/11 by building museums to parse through them." * SUM *"Exhibiting Atrocity sets a precedent that will allow researchers and visitors to recognize these museums for the political projects that they really are – neither good nor bad but always potentially very dangerous. The greatest danger inherent in the ways in which memorial museums exhibit atrocity is that they routinely fail to expose the fragility, vulnerability and precariousness of political systems and norms. This leaves us vulnerable to manipulation, demagoguery, and the authoritarian personalities lying in wait." * European Journal of Cultural and Political Socioloy *"A welcome addition to a growing body of literature within memory studies that examines the global turn in using museums to commemorate past mass atrocities. This book demonstrates that there is much more research to be done and offers inquiring minds a useful starting point." * Memory Studies *New Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies interview with Amy Sodaro * New Books Network: New Books in Jewish Studies *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Memorial Museums: The Emergence of a New Form 2 The US Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Creation of a “Living Memorial” 3 The House of Terror: “The Only One of Its Kind” 4 The Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre: Building a “Lasting Peace” 5 The Museum of Memory and Human Rights: “A Living Museum for Chile’s Memory” 6 The National September 11 Memorial Museum: “To Bear Solemn Witness” 7 Memorial Museums: Promises and Limits Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProvides an unbiased, probing account of August 11 and 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Telling the story from the perspective of figures from all sides of the demonstrations, Spencer, carefully re-creates what happened and why.

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Book SynopsisIlluminates the threats Black women face and the lack of substantive public policy towards gendered violenceBlack women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or institutions, Beth E. Richie shows that the threat of violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have impactedactivism in the U.S.-based movement to end violence against women. Richie argues that Black women face particular peril because of the ways that race and culture have not figured centrally enough in the analysis of the causes and consequences of gender violence. As a result, the extent of physical, sexual and other forms of violence in the lives of Black women, the various forms iTrade ReviewThis book provokes outrage and affords insight. * American Studies *Required reading for anyone interested in violence against women, black feminist theory, mass incarceration, or the welfare state. Essential for all levels/libraries. * Choice *As a testament to the crumbling status of Black women in America, Richies book is a natural read for academic scholars in a variety of disciplines including Black studies, womens studies, sociology, and criminology. Furthermore, this book is useful for informing future policy and enlightening policy makers as to the weight and consequences of their actions. * Journal of African American Studies *Beth E. Richie...uses her expertise to reveal the hidden experience of black women living in marginalized communities. With over 25 years of work as a black feminist scholar and anti-violence activist, Richie tackles the extremely complicated interplay of race, gender and class that is causing violence against black women. * Salon.com *Her new book, Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation, is a critical examination and re-examination of several of the issues Richie has been writing about and working on for many years: prisons, the criminal legal/justice system, and the particular vulnerabilities of women and African-American women in particular as they operate at the intersection of what Richie and many other scholars point to as a profoundly racist and misogynistic system. -- Yasmin Nair * Windy City Times *A powerful and insightful call to action. Richie offers us a richly complex yet deeply usable analysis, rooted in a passionate commitment to producing knowledge that can change us and transform the world. Richie challenges us to ask ourselves what it would mean if we were to put the lives of the most stigmatized and the most violated at the center of our social justice work. The stories of injustice, survival and courage in these pages will stay with the reader long after turning the last page. -- Julia C. Oparah,editor of Global Lockdown: Race, Gender and the Prison-Industrial ComplexNo one writes with passion like Beth Richie to convey the degree of danger the most marginalized women in our country are in. If there is one book you read to understand better why poor Black women are in continual dangerand several suggested ways of thinking about changing these conditions, then this is the book to read. -- Natalie J. Sokoloff,editor of The Criminal Justice System and WomenRichie expertly and chillingly documents the convergence of individual and structural racism, economic exploitation, and political disenfranchisement in the devastating gendered violence against the most disadvantaged Black women and girls.Arrested Justice represents the intersections of oppression at their most extreme. The book is frightening, enraging, and should be read by everyone. -- Joanne Belknap,author of The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and JusticeBy narrowing the scope of gender, violence, and crime more specifically to the U.S. case, she assesses both national and localized stories that reveal the fragility of black female lives in a nation driven by securing and maintaining prison profits...Even more profound, however, is the engagement Richie enforces with uncomfortable and long-avoided topics, including stalking, neighborhood assaults, incest, intimate partner abuse, rape, and even pervasive sexual harassment committed by the police in poor communities. * WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly *I hope all activists and scholarswomen of color and white women, young and oldread this book and from it, learn how stacked the system is against women of color, especially poor women. * Women's Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction 2 The Problem of Male Violence against Black Women 3 How We Won the Mainstream but Lost the Movement 4 Black Women, Male Violence, and the Buildup of a Prison Nation 5 The Matrix: A Black Feminist Response to Male Violence and the State 6 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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