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University of Arizona Press Our Fight Has Just Begun
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University of Arizona Press Drug Wars and Covert Netherworlds
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University of Arizona Press Flows of Violence
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University of Arizona Press Flows of Violence
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University of Minnesota Press Mixed Realism Videogames and the Violence of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Mixed Realism, Welsh proposes a fresh approach to understanding digital games and contemporary literature that is essential, relevant, and engaging."—Zach Whalen, University of Mary Washington"It is a timely and welcome addition to the literature."—American Journal of PlayTable of ContentsContents Preface Introduction. The Paradox of Real Virtuality: Super Columbine Massacre RPG! Part I. History, Theory, Methodology 1. Immersive Fictions in the Dot-com Era 2. Reading In Cold Blood Today: Toward a Model of Mixed Realism 3. Incomplete Worlds: Videogames beyond Immersion 4. Gaming in Context: Self-reflexive Strategies in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Eternal Darkness, and .hack//Infection 5. Metafiction and the Perils of Ubiquitous Mediation Part II. Extended Studies 6. When What’s Real Doesn’t Matter: House of Leaves 7. Acceptable Losses: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Coda. The Rock of the Virtual: Violence in Blood Meridian and Red Dead Redemption Acknowledgements Notes Index
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University of Minnesota Press Juárez Girls Rising
Book SynopsisThrough the voices of high school girls in Ciudad Juarez, understanding how education can promote self-empowerment and resistance against injustice and violenceTrade Review"Rarely do we read about the on-the-ground liberatory work of teachers and youths in schools and the agency of young women to live meaningful and joyous lives. In Juárez Girls Rising, the stories of the women and the school are beautifully interwoven, providing a powerful, nuanced, and compelling ethnography that neither victimizes nor romanticizes young, working-class women as they form meaningful identities and future possibilities in the context of gender-, race- and class-based violence."—Sofia Villenas, Cornell University"An important and unique insider's perspective on the city of Juárez, Juárez Girls Rising provides a complex, detailed, and nuanced lens to better understand the multiple barriers young women in the city encounter."—Gilda L. Ochoa, author of Academic Profiling: Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap"The nuance with which Cervantes-Soon reflexively offers insights as an insider/outsider in ways that are deeply reflective of humanizing research make it an ideal fit for courses on ethnography, qualitative methods, critical pedagogy, or culturally sustaining pedagogies."—Teachers College Record "Cervantes-Soon provides the reader with an understanding that moves beyond the often stigmatizing or pathologizing discourses constructing the city. This engages the reader in the compassionate empathy that characterizes the school ethos." —American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Countering Despair and Stigma through Autogestión1. Border Paradoxes, Dystopia, and Revolutionary Education 2. Through Girls’ Eyes: Coming of Age in Ciudad Juárez 3. Enacting a Pedagogy of Autogestión4. Building a Mujerista Space at Altavista5. Mujeres Autogestivas: Young Women Authoring Their Identities Epilogue: Life after AltavistaAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
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The University of Alabama Press Theatre and Violence Theatre Symposium 07
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The University of Alabama Press The Battle over Peleliu Islander Japanese and
Book SynopsisThe Japanese annexed the archipelago of Palau in 1914. The airbase built on Peleliu Island became a target for attack by the US in World War II. This book offers an ethnographic study of how Palau and Peleliu were transformed by warring powers and explores how their conflict is remembered differently by the three peoples who shared the experience.Trade ReviewStephen Murray has written a remarkably sensitive, insightful, and compassionate book about a war that continues. While Japanese forces surrendered the island of Peleliu in what is now the Republic of Palau to American invaders on 24 November 1944, the battle goes on around issues of memory, commemoration, and the meaning of history. To his great credit, Stephen Murray has done much to redress the imbalance and injustice." - The Contemporary Pacific"The Battle over Peleliu is an important contribution to Pacific history, because it considers the significant voices, experiences and memories of the Islanders in their view of the battle for Peleliu as 'an unmitigated social, cultural, and environmental diaster'" - The Journal of Pacific History"In the field of Pacific Island ethnography, and more particularly studies of Palauan society, culture, and history, this book has no equal. Murray's focus on the people of the island of Peleliu and their relationship to the bloody battle which took place there in 1944 is particularly illuminating. Also noteworthy are his very lucid sketch of Palauan social structure and his astute analysis of the differential impact of Japanese and US colonialism on that social structure." - Peter W. Black, coauthor Conflict Resolution: Cross-Cultural Perspectives"Among the book manuscripts I have had the honor to review, no other has impressed, inspired, and touched me as deeply as this one. For those of us trying hard to expand world history to include a focus on the Pacific, this book will be a welcome aid to refocus students' geographical perceptions of history and challenge received wisdom. Murray's story is at once academically grounded, intellectually integer, practically informed, and personally engaged-a combination that cannot fail to attract considerable attention." - Franziska Seraphim, author of War, Memory, and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Palauan and Colonial Landscapes Chapter 1 History, Memory, and Island Landscapes Chapter 2 Colonial Masters and Island Society Part II. Peace, War, and a New Empire Chapter 3 Smiling Sky, Gathering Clouds Chapter 4 War Chapter 5 Exile, Fear, and Hunger: Ngaraard, Babeldaob, 1944-1945 Chapter 6 An Island Desolated, a Trust Betrayed, 1946-1994 Part III. Pursuing Memory Chapter 7 Retrieving the Dead Chapter 8 Remembering a Painful Victory Chapter 9 Parallel Histories: Three Peoples' Memories of War and Loss Conclusion: The Roots of the Plant Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Remembering the Memphis Massacre An American Story
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Remembering the Memphis Massacre An American Story
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Ohio University Press Guerrillas and Terrorists
Book SynopsisTerrorism and guerrilla warfare, whether justified as resistance to oppression or condemned as disrupting the rule of law, are as old as civilization itself. The power of the terrorist, however, has been magnified by modern weapons, including television, which he has learned to exploit.ToTrade Review“[Clutterbuck] combines a shrewd analytical approach with the practical common sense of a successful soldier to develop and explain his theories in a concise and very straightforward manner." * Military Journal *“The author is eminently qualified to write on the subject of terrorism…His prescriptive analysis is anchored in a Scholarly context, richly illustrated by incidents from modern history.” * Law Books in Review *
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Ohio University Press Writing a Wider War
Book SynopsisA century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its participants, and its impact. Writing a Wider War charts some of the changing historical constructions of the memorialization of suffering during the war.Writing
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Ohio University Press Writing a Wider War
Book SynopsisA century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its participants, and its impact. Writing a Wider War charts some of the changing historical constructions of the memorialization of suffering during the war.Writing
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Ohio University Press Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and
Book SynopsisDomestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa reveals the ways in which domestic space and domestic relationships take on different meanings in African contexts that extend the boundaries of family obligation, kinship, and dependency.Trade Review“This is a fascinating and extensively researched exploration of a range of forms of gender-based violence that combines historical, anthropological, and legal perspectives. One of its strengths is the way it juxtaposes studies of the legal regulation of violence in the colonial era with that of the postcolonial human rights era.”“… (T)his collection is an important opening call for future research into the topic of domestic violence and African family/household histories.… This book will not only be widely appealing to scholars, but could also serve as a useful supplementary text in a number of undergraduate courses.” * International Journal of African Historical Studies *“For several decades, scholars have effectively mined trial transcripts and other legal sources for innovative perspectives in social history. Despite subjective testimony and other limitations, such documents contain direct evidence from otherwise voiceless, obscure people. This book continues that trend, revealing the experiences of targets and perpetrators of intimate, private violence.... Summing Up: Recommended.” * CHOICE *
£56.10
Ohio University Press Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and
Book SynopsisDomestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa reveals the ways in which domestic space and domestic relationships take on different meanings in African contexts that extend the boundaries of family obligation, kinship, and dependency.Trade Review“This is a fascinating and extensively researched exploration of a range of forms of gender-based violence that combines historical, anthropological, and legal perspectives. One of its strengths is the way it juxtaposes studies of the legal regulation of violence in the colonial era with that of the postcolonial human rights era.”“… (T)his collection is an important opening call for future research into the topic of domestic violence and African family/household histories.… This book will not only be widely appealing to scholars, but could also serve as a useful supplementary text in a number of undergraduate courses.” * International Journal of African Historical Studies *“For several decades, scholars have effectively mined trial transcripts and other legal sources for innovative perspectives in social history. Despite subjective testimony and other limitations, such documents contain direct evidence from otherwise voiceless, obscure people. This book continues that trend, revealing the experiences of targets and perpetrators of intimate, private violence.... Summing Up: Recommended.” * CHOICE *
£25.19
Ohio University Press Spear of the Nation Umkhonto weSizwe
Book SynopsisUmkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century—but it never got to “march triumphant into Pretoria.” MK—as it was known—was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa’s liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government.Trade Review“Cherry … examines the ideological, moral, and strategic debates within the ANC and MK that led to its successes, failures, and remarkable restraint in comparison with those of other liberation armies…. Drawing on interviews with former MK members and testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Cherry analyzes the MK within the broader context of proxies in the war between communism and capitalism as it played out in Vietnam, Africa, and South America.” * Booklist *
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Duke University Press On Violence
Book SynopsisAims to bring together classic perspectives on violence, putting into productive conversation the thought of theorists and activists, including Hannah Arendt, Karl Marx, G W F Hegel, Osama bin Laden, Sigmund Freud, Frantz Fanon, Thomas Hobbes, and Pierre Bourdieu. This book explores dialectical relationship between domination and subordination.Trade Review“This volume provides a long-needed anthology of major writings related to the subject of violence. The readings include excerpts from classic contributions of Marx and Freud along with pieces by modern thinkers such as Girard and Bourdieu and social activists from Gandhi to bin Laden. The selections are skillfully chosen to address a central theme, that violence always takes place in a context. The readings explore the idea that social, internal, ritualized, and other forms of violence are part of the processes of life and not necessarily anomalies. This is a thoughtful and arresting set of essays on an important topic that will be useful in the classroom and much discussed in the public forum.”—Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence“[T]his anthology is a triumph of editorial serendipity.” -- Steven Poole * The Guardian *“Even though its tone is unremittingly gloomy, reading through On Violence reveals an impressive selection of thinkers about this vexed subject. The brilliance of this collection lies in the editors’ courage to include unpalatable writings alongside noble ones.” -- Tim Roberts * M/C Reviews *“Offering an eclectic roster of voices on the subject, this useful reader also raises the suspicion that the history of violence is a red herring. The pervasiveness of violence makes it difficult to distinguish violence from change, or history itself. Violent change requires some kind of ethical marker to make narrative sense as history. Violence is never morally or politically neutral: context is everything.” -- Priya Satia * TLS *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix General Introduction: Theorizing Violence in the Twenty-first Century 1 Part I. The Dialectics of Violence 17 Phenomenology of Spirit / Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 27 Anti-Duhring / Friedrich Engels 39 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy / Karl Heinrich Marx 62 Concerning Violence (The Wretched of the Earth) / Frantz Fanon 78 Part II. The Other of Violence 101 Actors Hind Swaraj, or Indian Home Rule / Mohandas K. Gandhi 110 The Right of Emergency Defense (Mein Kampf) / Adolf Hitler 127 The Ballot or the Bullet / Malcolm X 143 Critics Selections from the Prison Notebooks / Antonio Gramsci 158 Keywords; Marxism and Literature / Raymond Wiliams 180 Outline of a Theory of Practice / Pierre Bourdieu 188 Domination and the Arts of Resistance / James C. Scott 199 Part III. The Institution of Violence: Three Connections 215 Familial Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego / Sigmund Freud 226 Social Control and the Power of the Weak (Heroes of Their Own Lives) / Linda Gordon 245 Battered Wives / Del Martin 255 Legal The Shah Bano Case (Shattering the Myth) / Bruce B. Lawrence 262 Critique of Violence (Reflections) / Walter Benjamin 268 Feminism, Marxism, Method, and the State: An Agenda for Theory / Catharine MacKimmon 286 Violence and the Word / Robert M. Cover 292 Human Rights and the New World Order / Chandra Muzaffar 314 Religious Violence and the Sacred / Rene Girard 334 Liberation and the Christian Ethic (God of the Oppressed) / James Cone 351 Dangerous Memory and Alternate Knowledges (Communities of Resistance and Solidarity) / Sharon Welch 362 The Iliad, or the Poem of Force / Simone Weil 377 Part IV. The State of Violence 391 Leviathon / Thomas Hobbes 399 The Origins of Totalitarianism / Hannah Arendt 416 Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison / Michel Foucault 444 Savages, Barbarians, and Civilized Men (Anti-Oedipus) / Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari 472 Part V. The Representation of Violence 491 Manifesto: Towards a Free Revolutionary Art / Andre Breton and Leon Trotsky 498 Shamanism, Colonialism, and the Wild Man: A Study in Terror and Healing / Michael Tuaussig 503 Shaved Heads and Marked Bodies: Representations from Cultures of Trauma / Kristine Stiles 522 Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places / Osama Bin Laden; In the Name of Osama Bin Laden: Global Terrorism and the Bin Laden Brotherhood / Roland Jacquard 539 Touched by Fire: Doctors without Borders in a Third World Crisis / Elliott Leyton 547 Copyright Acknowledgments 555 Index 559
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Duke University Press Against War
Book SynopsisArgues that European modernity has become inextricably linked with the experience of the warrior and conqueror. This title develops a powerful critique of modernity, and offers a critical response combining ethics, political theory, and ideas rooted in Christian and Jewish thought.Trade Review“[T]his is an innovative, passionate and provocative work that carefully synthesizes excellent close readings of several important thinkers. Against War is a significant contribution to the liberationist tradition and should attract attention across philosophy, theology, and ethnic studies.” - Mark Kjellman, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory“Against War is a tour-de-force study in ethics and the philosophy of liberation that brings together the European Jewish, Afro-Caribbean, and Latin American undersides of modern thought. Nelson Maldonado-Torres does this not for the sake of articulating an intellectual historicism or textual mastery but for the sake of illuminating his own theory of critical epistemic normativity. This long-awaited work, written by the best critical theorist of his generation in Caribbean and Latin American thought, is groundbreaking; it properly takes the ‘decolonial turn’ to another level as it inaugurates what the author aptly coins ‘decolonial ethics.’ I expect this work to receive much well deserved study for generations to come. It is a triumph.”—Lewis R. Gordon, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Judaic Studies, Temple University“Against War is a treatise on a new type of ethics: decolonial ethics. As we associate discourse ethics with Jürgen Habermas, the scholarly community will soon associate decolonial ethics with Nelson Maldonado-Torres.”—Paget Henry, author of Caliban’s Reason: Introducing Afro-Caribbean Philosophy“[T]his is an innovative, passionate and provocative work that carefully synthesizes excellent close readings of several important thinkers. Against War is a significant contribution to the liberationist tradition and should attract attention across philosophy, theology, and ethnic studies.” -- Mark Kjellman * Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory *Table of ContentsAbout the series ix Preface xi Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Titles xvii Introduction: Western Modernity and the Paradigm of War 1 Part I. Searching for Ethics in a Violent World: A Jewish Response to the Paradigm of War 1. From Liberalism to Hitlerism: Tracing the Origins of Violence and War 23 2. From Fraternity to Altericity, or Reason in the Service of Love 51 Part II. Of Masters and Slaves, or Frantz Fanon and the Ethico-Political Struggle for Non-sexist Human Fraternity 3. God and the Other in the Self-Recognition of Imperial Man 93 4. Recognition from Below: The Meaning of the Cry and the Gift of the Self in the Struggle for Recognition 122 Part III. From the Ethical to the Geopolitical: A Latin American Response to Coloniality, Neoliberal Globalization, and War 5. Enrique Dussel's Ethics and the Philosophy of Liberation 163 6. Enrique Dussel's Contribution to the De-colonial Turn: From the Critique of Modernity to Transmodernity 187 Conclusion: Beyond the Paradigm of War 237 Notes 255 Bibliography 313 Index 335
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Duke University Press Man or Monster
Book SynopsisAlexander Laban Hinton offers a detailed analysis of a former Khmer Rouge security center commandant who was convicted for overseeing the interrogation, torture, and execution of nearly 20,000 Cambodians. Interested in how someone becomes an executioner, Hinton provides numerous ways to consider justice, genocide, memory, truth, and humanity.Trade Review"Hinton’s book doesn’t just tackle the complexity of a character like Duch through the lens of the trial. It offers a way to understand the court proceedings, which can often be dry, convoluted, and peppered with legalistic jargon." -- Erin Handley * Phnom Penh Post *"Hinton’s intent is ambitious and unusual; recording is not enough. As he explains in his dense introduction, he wants us to understand this man, this trial and the questions it raises in our very bones. So, contrary to standard academic practice, he presents his material in an astonishing variety of ways. . . . Hinton’s book is profound, insightful and singular, probably even important. Most certainly a boon to anyone interested in Khmer Rouge history, international tribunals, torture or the ambiguities of evil." -- Antonia D. Bryan * Mekong Review *"The book draws on various literary genres in compiling a work which is artistic and scholarly, readable yet theoretically grounded, empirically rigorous and engaging yet approachable by people unfamiliar with the case. . . . This book will become standard reading for anyone studying the portrayal of perpetrators during post-conflict justice processes. . . ." -- Timothy Williams * Genocide Studies and Prevention *"Hinton has written a commendable work offering a new standard in the field of ethnodramatisation linked to the performative realm of an international tribunal where the hybrid nature of the court against the background of a shattered Buddhist society rebuilding from the ashes makes for real spectacle. . . . His book also stands out for its literary and philosophical innovations." -- Geoffrey C. Gunn * Journal of Contemporary Asia *"Hinton has written an interesting and insightful book, with a critical look at the way justice shapes and 'redacts' our understanding of the past, and an invitation for its readers to analyze our own way of seeing the world and overcome the simple categorizations we all use in our everyday life, which can have monstrous consequences." -- Sanne Weber * Historical Dialogues *"Hinton does the reader a tremendous service by not reducing Duch to a single identity. The book is certainly not a sympathetic take on Duch’s character, but it is a concerted effort to create a multidimensional understanding of a complicated man acting in complicated circumstances.... By using Duch’s trial as a case study, Hinton also addresses the many larger questions of transitional justice." -- Sharon Wu * LSE Review of Books *"Hinton expertly weaves trial proceedings, testimonials, and contemporary analyses of Democratic Kampuchea, thereby crafting an ambitious exposé of Duch’s trial and the various forces behind collective memory of him.... Man or Monster? is a thought-provoking literary triumph by Hinton" -- Matthew Galway * Journal of International and Global Studies *"The book, with its chilling but instructive contents, will benefit tremendously Asian experts as well as specialists on pogrom as well as researchers and students interested in the Cambodian story." -- Augustine Adu-Frimpong * African and Asian Studies *"Alexander Laban Hinton has written a highly engaging and experimental ethnography of international justice that narrates the criminal trial of Kaing Guek Eav (aka 'Duch'), a central figure in the 'killing fields’ of 1970s Cambodia." -- Richard A. Wilson * Anthropology Book Forum *"Hinton’s 'ethnodrama' of the trial of Duch is largely a chronological account, interspersed with personal commentary and even some poetic interludes that make it anything but a dry academic tome. . . . Man or Monster is unique in its appeal both to students of post-conflict socio-political issues and to the general reader, and is a major contribution to genocide studies." -- D. Gordon Longmuir * Pacific Affairs *"The book is a stunning achievement. . . . Hinton succeeds beautifully in drawing the reader into a confrontation with our own articulations and redactions of the world around us." -- Catherine Bolten * American Anthropologist *“Man or Monster? will be useful to those studying anthropology, geography, international relations, transitional justice and law, genocide, violence, and post-conflict politics. It will also be of use to those considering the very work we do as social scientists; how what we do is intimately involved in the frames of how others come to understand particular places, people, and events.” -- JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *“Compelling. . . . A highly original account.” -- Rachel Hughes * Law & Society Review *"Hinton gives a reader unfamiliar with these proceedings a good picture of how they were conceived, how they have unfolded, and how civil society in Cambodia has interacted with them.” -- John Quigley * Human Rights Quarterly *Table of ContentsThe Accused, Fact Sheet, Public Version—Radacted 1 Foreground. Monster 3 Part I. Confession Interrogation. Comrade Duch's Abecedarian 41 1. Man (Opening Arguments) 44 2. Revolutionary (M-13 Prison) 68 3. Subordinate (Establishment of S-21) 90 4. Cog (Policy and Implementation) 103 5. Commandant (Functioning of S-21) 130 6. Master (Torture and Execution) 142 Erasure. Durch's Apology 168 Part II. Reconstruction Torture, A Collage. The Testimony of Prak Khan, S-21 Interrogator 171 7. Villain (The Civil Parties) 176 8. Zealot (Prosecution) 197 9. Scapegoat (Defense) 213 10. The Accused (Trial Chamber Judgment) 229 Background. Redactic (Final Decision) 243 Epilogue. Man or Monster? (Conviction) 288 Acknowledgments 297 Timeline 301 Abbreviations 303 Notes 305 Bibliography 335 Index 345
£112.20
Duke University Press Man or Monster
Book SynopsisAlexander Laban Hinton offers a detailed analysis of a former Khmer Rouge security center commandant who was convicted for overseeing the interrogation, torture, and execution of nearly 20,000 Cambodians. Interested in how someone becomes an executioner, Hinton provides numerous ways to consider justice, genocide, memory, truth, and humanity.Trade Review"Hinton’s book doesn’t just tackle the complexity of a character like Duch through the lens of the trial. It offers a way to understand the court proceedings, which can often be dry, convoluted, and peppered with legalistic jargon." -- Erin Handley * Phnom Penh Post *"Hinton’s intent is ambitious and unusual; recording is not enough. As he explains in his dense introduction, he wants us to understand this man, this trial and the questions it raises in our very bones. So, contrary to standard academic practice, he presents his material in an astonishing variety of ways. . . . Hinton’s book is profound, insightful and singular, probably even important. Most certainly a boon to anyone interested in Khmer Rouge history, international tribunals, torture or the ambiguities of evil." -- Antonia D. Bryan * Mekong Review *"The book draws on various literary genres in compiling a work which is artistic and scholarly, readable yet theoretically grounded, empirically rigorous and engaging yet approachable by people unfamiliar with the case. . . . This book will become standard reading for anyone studying the portrayal of perpetrators during post-conflict justice processes. . . ." -- Timothy Williams * Genocide Studies and Prevention *"Hinton has written a commendable work offering a new standard in the field of ethnodramatisation linked to the performative realm of an international tribunal where the hybrid nature of the court against the background of a shattered Buddhist society rebuilding from the ashes makes for real spectacle. . . . His book also stands out for its literary and philosophical innovations." -- Geoffrey C. Gunn * Journal of Contemporary Asia *"Hinton has written an interesting and insightful book, with a critical look at the way justice shapes and 'redacts' our understanding of the past, and an invitation for its readers to analyze our own way of seeing the world and overcome the simple categorizations we all use in our everyday life, which can have monstrous consequences." -- Sanne Weber * Historical Dialogues *"Hinton does the reader a tremendous service by not reducing Duch to a single identity. The book is certainly not a sympathetic take on Duch’s character, but it is a concerted effort to create a multidimensional understanding of a complicated man acting in complicated circumstances.... By using Duch’s trial as a case study, Hinton also addresses the many larger questions of transitional justice." -- Sharon Wu * LSE Review of Books *"Hinton expertly weaves trial proceedings, testimonials, and contemporary analyses of Democratic Kampuchea, thereby crafting an ambitious exposé of Duch’s trial and the various forces behind collective memory of him.... Man or Monster? is a thought-provoking literary triumph by Hinton" -- Matthew Galway * Journal of International and Global Studies *"The book, with its chilling but instructive contents, will benefit tremendously Asian experts as well as specialists on pogrom as well as researchers and students interested in the Cambodian story." -- Augustine Adu-Frimpong * African and Asian Studies *"Alexander Laban Hinton has written a highly engaging and experimental ethnography of international justice that narrates the criminal trial of Kaing Guek Eav (aka 'Duch'), a central figure in the 'killing fields’ of 1970s Cambodia." -- Richard A. Wilson * Anthropology Book Forum *"Hinton’s 'ethnodrama' of the trial of Duch is largely a chronological account, interspersed with personal commentary and even some poetic interludes that make it anything but a dry academic tome. . . . Man or Monster is unique in its appeal both to students of post-conflict socio-political issues and to the general reader, and is a major contribution to genocide studies." -- D. Gordon Longmuir * Pacific Affairs *"The book is a stunning achievement. . . . Hinton succeeds beautifully in drawing the reader into a confrontation with our own articulations and redactions of the world around us." -- Catherine Bolten * American Anthropologist *“Man or Monster? will be useful to those studying anthropology, geography, international relations, transitional justice and law, genocide, violence, and post-conflict politics. It will also be of use to those considering the very work we do as social scientists; how what we do is intimately involved in the frames of how others come to understand particular places, people, and events.” -- JoAnn DiGeorgio-Lutz * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *“Compelling. . . . A highly original account.” -- Rachel Hughes * Law & Society Review *"Hinton gives a reader unfamiliar with these proceedings a good picture of how they were conceived, how they have unfolded, and how civil society in Cambodia has interacted with them.” -- John Quigley * Human Rights Quarterly *Table of ContentsThe Accused, Fact Sheet, Public Version—Radacted 1 Foreground. Monster 3 Part I. Confession Interrogation. Comrade Duch's Abecedarian 41 1. Man (Opening Arguments) 44 2. Revolutionary (M-13 Prison) 68 3. Subordinate (Establishment of S-21) 90 4. Cog (Policy and Implementation) 103 5. Commandant (Functioning of S-21) 130 6. Master (Torture and Execution) 142 Erasure. Durch's Apology 168 Part II. Reconstruction Torture, A Collage. The Testimony of Prak Khan, S-21 Interrogator 171 7. Villain (The Civil Parties) 176 8. Zealot (Prosecution) 197 9. Scapegoat (Defense) 213 10. The Accused (Trial Chamber Judgment) 229 Background. Redactic (Final Decision) 243 Epilogue. Man or Monster? (Conviction) 288 Acknowledgments 297 Timeline 301 Abbreviations 303 Notes 305 Bibliography 335 Index 345
£27.90
Duke University Press Attachments to War
Book SynopsisJennifer Terry traces how biomedical logics entangle Americans in a perpetual state of war, in which new forms of wounding necessitate the continual development of treatment and prosthetic technologies while the military justifies violence and military occupation as necessary conditions for advancing medical knowledge.Trade Review“Attachments to War provides a set of tools that will be valuable to students and established scholars alike for prizing apart and connecting together these attachments in new and vitally necessary ways.” -- Kenneth MacLeish * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *"Terry’s work is eye-opening to a powerful new perspective on the American way of war. Her scholarship is well researched and carefully supported. . . . A fascinating piece of scholarship concerning a tragically understudied subject." -- James Sandy * H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews *"Terry’s work serves as a critical reminder that biomedicine, 'as both an epistemological formation and an industry,' sutures war to care, laboring to convince the public that the knowledge produced through warfare justifies its violence. The crucial work of dismantling US empire, Terry reminds her reader, is to reject that 'labyrinth of excuses.'" -- Jennifer Kelly * Radical History Review *Table of ContentsAbbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. The Biomedicine-War Nexus 27 2. Promises of Polytrauma: On Regenerative Medicine 53 3. We Can Enhance You: On Bionic Prosthetics 89 4. Pathogenic Threats: On Pharmaceutical War Profiteering 140 Epilogue 180 Notes 189 Bibliography 217 Index 239
£21.99
University of Pittsburgh Press Protest Policy and the Problem of Violence against Women
Book SynopsisS. Laurel Weldon provides a comparative study of governmental response to the problem of violence against women in thirty-six democracies. In addition to examining the causes and consequences of the inadeqate public policies dealing with violence against women, she offers practical suggestions about how to improve them.Trade ReviewCaptures an array of findings that challenge the conventional wisdom on public policies pertaining to women.... This work is innovative and will appeal to scholars across several fields-social policy, comparative politics, international studies, women's studies, criminal justice, and sociology. -Amy Elman, director of women's studies and associate co-director of the Center for West European Studies at Kalamazoo College
£46.10
University of Pittsburgh Press Writing at the End of the World
Book SynopsisRichard E. Miller questions the current views of the relationship between the humanities and daily life, and proposes that, in the face of increasing violence, the humanities should become more important, not less. Winner of the 2006 CEE James H. Britton Award
£42.63
MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico High Noon in Lincoln
Book SynopsisOffers the most detailed and engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two-year facedown and shootout in Lincoln. Until now, New Mexico's late nineteenth-century Lincoln County War has served primarily as the backdrop for a succession of mythical renderings of Billy the Kid in American popular culture.
£18.86
University of New Mexico Press How America Got Its Guns A History of the Gun
Book SynopsisIn the United States more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. This book on the history of guns in America examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned. The author's thorough and objective account shows the complexities of the issue, and suggests ways in which gun violence in the US can be reduced.
£19.76
Cornell University Press Violence and the State in Suhartos Indonesia
Book SynopsisThese essays investigate institutionalized violence in New Order Indonesia and the ongoing legacy Suharto's dictatorship has conferred on the nation. The collection includes papers on East Timor, Aceh, Biak, the police, and the Indonesian military...
£20.89
Cornell University Press Laskar Jihad
Book SynopsisAn in-depth study of the militant Islamic Laskar Jihad movement and its links to international Muslim networks and ideological debates. This analysis is grounded in extensive research and interviews with Salafi leaders and activists who supported jihad throughout the...
£97.20
MP-WLU Wilfrid Laurier Uni Killing Women The Visual Culture of Gender and
Book SynopsisExplores connections in the ways that women are portrayed in relation to violence, whether they are murder victims or killers. The book's extensive cultural contexts acknowledge and engage with contemporary theories and practices of identity politics and debates about the ethics and politics of representation itself.Trade Review``Represents a significant contribution to the study of violence and women, one that offers productive avenues of development for the emerging fields of new media studies.'' -- Cheryl Simon -- Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Volume 16, number 2, Fall 2007, 200804``Burfoot and Lord create a space where a critical visual vocabulary on gendered violence, gender and violence, and gender as violence are fused together. The presence of this compilation further demonstrates how the distinct paths of art, activism, and community intersect to challenge the boundaries of academic theory and practice.'' -- Kathryn Travis -- Canadian Woman Studies, Volume 27, number 1, 201002Table of ContentsTable of Contents for Killing Women: The Visual Culture of Gender and Violence , edited by Annette Burfoot and Susan Lord Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction | Annette Burfoot and Susan Lord Section 1: History, Memory, and Mediations of Murder 1. Mapping Scripts and Narratives of Women Who Kill Their Husbands in Canada, 1866â1954: Inscribing the Everyday | Sylvie Frigon 2. Neither Forgotten Nor Fully Remembered: Tracing an Ambivalent Public Memory on the Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre | Sharon Rosenberg 3. Missing: On the Politics of Re/Presentation | Zoey Elouard Michele 4. Killing the Killers: Women on Death Row in the United States | Kathleen OâShea 5. âDealing with the Devilâ: Karla Homolka and the Absence of Feminist Criticism | Belinda Morrissey Section 2: Techniques and Technologies of Representing Violence 6. Pearls and Gore: The Spectacle of Woman in Life and Death| Annette Burfoot 7. âI Am Awake in the Place Where Women Dieâ: Violent Death in the Art of Abigail Lane and Jenny Holzer | Lisa Coulthard 8. Women and Murder in the Televirtuality Film | Jack Boozer 9. âIâm in There! I'm One of the Women in That Pictureâ | Margot Leigh Butler 10. Killing Time: The Violent Imaginary of Feminist Media | Susan Lord Section 3: National Trouble: Gendered Violence 11. Dario Argentoâs The Bird with the Crystal Plumage : Caging Womenâs Rage | Frank Burke 12. How Positively Levitating! Chinese Heroines of Kung Fu and Wuxia Pian | Suzie S.F. Young 13. The Madwomen in Our Movies: Female Psycho-Killers in American Horror Cinema | Steven Jay Schneider 14. Reverence, Rapeâand then Revenge: Popular Hindi Cinemaâs âWomenâs Filmâ | Jyotika Virdi 15. In the Name of the Nation: Images of Palestinian and Israeli Women Fighters | Dorit Naaman Sources Biographical Notes Index List of Illustrations Women prisoners at cells (possibly Kingston Penitentiary), c 1900 âLa Corriveau,â cartoon depicting the public exhibition of Madame Corriveau Charlotte Corday by Louis Muller, c 1880 Prisoner dressed up with poodle at Kingston Prison for Women, c 1950 Bench, Marker of ChangeâNatalie Croteau, Vancouver Bench, Marker of Changeâindentation from top, Vancouver Nave for Fourteen QueensââGâ in Steel, Montreal Nave for Fourteen QueensâSteel Pillars in Snow, Montreal PlaqueâEcole Polytechnique, Montreal Angels softball team, Kingston Prison for Women, 1950s Prisoner ballet dancing at Kingston Prison for Women, 1950s Kitchen at Kingston Prison for Women, 1961 âThe Skinned Man,â wax anatomical figure from La Specola, Florence, Italy, c 1785 âWoman Holding Her Plait,â wax anatomical figure from La Specola, Florence, Italy, c 1785 âThe Doll,â wax anatomical figure from La Specola, Florence, Italy, c 1785 âDissected Uterus with Twins at Term,â wax anatomical figure from La Specola, Florence, Italy, c 1785 âBeribboned Penis,â wax anatomical figure from La Specola, Florence, Italy, c 1785 Billboard from ânhiâNo Humans Involvedâ artistsâ project, San Diego, 1992 Gallery installation from ânhiâNo Humans Involvedâ artistsâ project, San Diego, 1992 Scene from Semiotics of the Kitchen , 1974 Scene from The Smiling Madame Beudet , 1923 Scene from The Smiling Madame Beudet , 1923 Scene from Broken Mirrors , 1984 Scene from The Book of Knives , 1996 Scene from The Book of Knives , 1996 Prisonersâ glee club, Kingston Prison for Women, 1955 Mills Eisert escape site, Kingston Prison for Women, 1961 Scene from Teesri Manzil/Third Floor , 1965 Scene from Insaaf ka Taraazu/Scales of Justice , 1980 Scene from The Battle of Algiers , 1965 Scene from The Battle of Algiers , 1965 Dead woman holding flag in hand, from Hill 24 Doesnât Answer , 1955 Dead woman covered with flag, from Hill 24 Doesnât Answer , 1955 Scene from Exodus , 1960 Prisoners tap dancing at Christmas concert, Kingston Prison for Women, 1952 Contributorsâ Bios Jack Boozer is a professor in the Department of Communication at Georgia State University, where he teaches film studies, screenwriting, and adaptation. He has published widely on American film, including Career Movies: American Business and the Success Mystique . His work on individual films includes articles on The Crying Game , Thelma and Louise , and the history of femmes fatales. He is currently completing an edited book, The Process of Adaptation . His forthcoming articles include one on the year 1987 in Hollywood film for a series by Rutgers University Press. Annette Burfoot is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Queenâs University,Kingston. She has published in the sociology of science and technology (as editor of The Encyclopedia of Reproductive Technologies ) and on the representation of gender in science fiction and science-as-fact. She currently studies the formation of modern medical imaging as a historical cultural science study from the point of view of feminist materialism. Frank Burke is a professor of Film at Queenâs University,Kingston. He has published Federico Fellini: Variety Lights to La Dolce Vita and Felliniâs Films: From Postwar to Postmodern and has co-edited Federico Fellini: Contemporary Perspectives . He provided the commentary (along with Peter Brunette) for the 2006 Criterion DVD release of Felliniâs Amarcord . He has published numerous essays on Italian and North American cinema and is currently writing a book for Edinburgh University Press on the Italian sword-and-sandal film of the 1950s and 1960s. Margot Leigh Butler is a theorist, installation artist, and cultural activist. She has a Ph.D. in Media and Communications from Goldsmiths College,University of London, UK, with specializations in politics, philosophy, art, and science and technology studies.Her work has been published in Womenâs Studies International Forum , West Coast Line , The Virtual Embodied , and elsewhere. She lectures in Europe and Canada and is part of the Kootenay School of Writing collective. She lives in Vancouver, where she is curating a reading series called ââTag, we're it!â or âImplicatedness.ââ Lisa Coulthard is an assistant professor of Film Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. She has published on Quentin Tarantino, John Woo,Abigail Lane, Kiki Smith, and Stan Douglas. She is currently working on a manuscript on love in contemporary European cinema. Sylvie Frigon holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is Professor and outgoing Chair of the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. She has co-edited (with Michèle Kérisit) Du corps des femmes: contrÃ'les, surveillances et résistances . She edited a special issue of the journal Criminologie : âLâenfermement des femmes au Canada: une décennie de réformesâ and authored the book Lâhomicide conjugal au féminin: dâhier à aujourdâhui . She has also published a novel, Ãcorchées , on women in prison. She is currently working with Chris Bruckert and Nathalie Duhamel on the social and professional (re)integration of women in conflict with the law and on the issue of mental health of women during and after imprisonment. Dr. Frigon founded the research and action alliance La Corriveau, which is concerned with socially marginalized and criminalized women. She is finishing a manuscript on the body and imprisonment for the Autrement collection in Paris and is writing a book on dance, the body, and imprisonment with Claire Jenny, choreographer and director of the Parisian dance company Point Virgule. Susan Lord teaches film and media cultures at Queenâs University in Kingston. Her main research areas are womenâs film culture, Cuban visual culture, new media, and translocal artist collectives. She is co-editor with Janine Marchessault of Fluid Screens, Expanded Cinema and co-editor of Digital Poetics and Politics , a special issue of the journal Public . She has published widely on womenâs film cultures. She is completing a manuscript about Sara Gómez and Cuban documentary in the 1960s. Zoey Ãlouard Michele wrote her chapter in this volume, âMissing: On the Politics of Re/Presentation,â while enrolled as a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at Queenâs University in Kingston, Ontario. In 2005, she left academic life to pursue a career in the skilled trades. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband, René. Belinda Morrissey teaches media and communication studies at the University of Canberra, Australia. She is the author of When Women Kill: Questions of Agency and Subjectivity , and has published articles in several journals, including Social Semiotics , Continuum , and Australian Womenâs Law Journal . She is the author of a chapter in the fort
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Ohio University Press Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War
Book SynopsisIn Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold Warinterdisciplinary in approach and intended for nonspecialistsElizabeth Schmidt provides a new framework for thinking about foreign political and military intervention in Africa, its purposes, and its consequences. She focuses on the quarter century following the Cold War (19912017), when neighboring states and subregional, regional, and global organizations and networks joined extracontinental powers in support of diverse forces in the war-making and peace-building processes. During this period, two rationales were used to justify intervention: a response to instability, with the corollary of responsibility to protect, and the war on terror.Often overlooked in discussions of poverty and violence in Africa is the fact that many of the challenges facing the continent today are rooted in colonial political and economic practices, in Cold War alliances, and in attempts by outsiders to influence African political and economic systTrade Review“Why is this book a ‘must read’? In my view, it is because (Schmidt) manages to bring together a massive amount of information across a highly diverse socioeconomic and political landscape, organize it around a very persuasive set of propositions, and present it in a highly readable and compelling way.” * African Studies Review *“A counterweight to the often shallow perspectives on African events and affairs as communicated by broadcast and print media, which tend to be overly descriptive, short on evidence, and divorced from historical context. Libraries, be they local public institutions or at major research universities, would be well advised to include this title in their collections.” * American Historical Review *“[A] well-organized, easy-to-read survey of a very complicated field of literature … clear and succinct presentation of major factors driving foreign intervention….it is refreshing to have a textbook on the market that is clearly designed for teaching undergraduates.” * H-Africa *“Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War should become the quintessential building block for future conceptual, theoretical, and empirical explorations of international affairs in and with Africa.” * H-Diplo Roundtable, 2 March 2020 *“Foreign Intervention in Africa After the Cold War is a laudable contribution to the expanding body of scholarship … about…Africa’s past and potential future. It is an excellent introductory text for students, policymakers, and other readers…. The suggested readings at the end of each chapter provide a valuable guide for those seeking to further explore specific topics within this remarkable book.” * Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines *"(Foreign Intervention in Africa) makes an important contribution to the literature on African conflicts. Specifically written for non-specialists, it contains many illustrations, beautiful maps and useful reading suggestions that will appeal to policy-makers, humanitarian actors, students and the general public interested in understanding the consequences of foreign interventions in Africa.” * African Studies Quarterly *“A timely analysis …. [The book] is a must-read and will prove quite valuable in providing readers with deeper knowledge to question faulty logic and oversimplified solutions.…Schmidt presents an articulate, meticulous, yet easily comprehensible book that keeps her readers engaged. Summing up: Essential.” * CHOICE *“Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold War, by one of the leading Africanists in the United States, is richly detailed and beautifully organized. The bibliographical essays at the end of each chapter make it especially helpful to students. This is a fine study that is ideal for classroom use.”“Foreign Intervention in Africa After the Cold War is an excellent contribution to African studies, history and political science because of the many insights into the extent and complexities of foreign intervention in one accessible text. This is a book that reminds us that it is not always just a question of whether to intervene or not.” * The Washington Post *
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Ohio University Press Foreign Intervention in Africa after the Cold Wa
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Edward Elgar Publishing Research Handbook on Violent Crime and Society
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in
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Duffey 3.2 A Native American Response 109Tink Tinker 4 From Sincerity of Thought to Peace “All Under Heaven” (Tianxia �Vº): The Confucian Stance on Peace and Violence 112Sin Yee Chan Introduction to Confucianism 113 Meanings of peace 117 Peace on the ground 120 Violence and war 122 Conclusion 129 Questions for discussion 130 Notes 131 References 132 Further reading 133 Glossary 134 4.1 A Buddhist Response 135Eleanor Rosch 4.2 A Jewish Response 139Joshua Ezra Burns 5 “Peace is the Strongest Force in the World”: Buddhist Paths to Peacemaking and Nonviolence 142Eleanor Rosch Overview of Buddhism 143 Historical Development of the Meanings of Peace, Nonviolence, and War 149 Moral Teachings Regarding Violence and Nonviolence 152 History of Buddhism’s Responses to Violence 154 Emerging Innovative Peacemaking Practices 158 Conclusions: What in Buddhism Provides the Means for Nonviolent Peacemaking? 161 Questions for Discussion 164 Notes 165 References 166 Further Reading 167 Buddhist Peacemaking Organizations and Resources 169 Glossary 170 5.1 A Hindu Response 173Kalpana Mohanty 5.2 A Native American Response 175Tink Tinker 6 Peacemaking and Nonviolence in the Hindu Tradition 178Kalpana Mohanty Introduction to the Hindu tradition 179 Peace, war, and nonviolence 180 Hinduism’s Response to Violence 182 Traditional Methods of Conflict Resolution 184 Mohandas K. 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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in
Book SynopsisWritten by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions. Offers a clear and systematic narrative with coverage of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions Introduces a different religion and its sacred texts in each chapter; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historical responses to violence; and highlights individuals within the tradition working toward peace and justice Examines concepts within their religious context for a better understanding of the values, motivations, and ethics involved Includes student-friendly pedagogical features, such as enriching end-of-chapter critiques by practitioners of other traditions, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, and further reading sections Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey 1 Jihad and Nonviolence in the Islamic Tradition 9Irfan A. Omar Overview of the Islamic tradition 10 Ways of Understanding Violence and Nonviolence 13 Jihad in the Qur’an 15 Peacemaking and the challenge of violence 21 Nonviolent Activism: Key Muslim Figures 26 Conclusion 33 Questions for Discussion 35 Notes 35 References 36 Further Reading 38 Muslim Peacemaking and Civil Rights Organizations/Resources 39 Glossary 40 1.1 A Confucian Response 41Sin Yee Chan 1.2 A Jewish Response 44Joshua Ezra Burns 2 Christianity: From Peacemaking to Violence and Home Again 47Michael K. Duffey Who was Jesus? 49 Jesus, Nonviolence, and Peacemaking 50 A Brief History of Christian Nonviolence and Violence 55 Christian conscience 63 Peace through Nonviolence 65 Conclusion 69 Questions for discussion 70 Notes 70 References 72 Further Reading 73 2.1 A Buddhist Response 75Eleanor Rosch 2.2 A Muslim Response 80Irfan A. Omar 3 Jewish Ideologies of Peace and Peacemaking 83Joshua Ezra Burns What is Judaism? 84 Jewish Terms for Peace and Peacemaking 87 War and Peace in the Hebrew Scriptures 90 Pacifism in the Rabbinic Tradition 92 The State of Israel 95 Pursuing Peace 98 Conclusions and Future Prospects 101 Questions for Discussion 102 References 102 Further Reading 104 Glossary 105 3.1 A Christian Response 107Michael K. Duffey 3.2 A Native American Response 109Tink Tinker 4 From Sincerity of Thought to Peace “All Under Heaven” (Tianxia “V‰º): The Confucian Stance on Peace and Violence 112Sin Yee Chan Introduction to Confucianism 113 Meanings of peace 117 Peace on the ground 120 Violence and war 122 Conclusion 129 Questions for discussion 130 Notes 131 References 132 Further reading 133 Glossary 134 4.1 A Buddhist Response 135Eleanor Rosch 4.2 A Jewish Response 139Joshua Ezra Burns 5 “Peace is the Strongest Force in the World”: Buddhist Paths to Peacemaking and Nonviolence 142Eleanor Rosch Overview of Buddhism 143 Historical Development of the Meanings of Peace, Nonviolence, and War 149 Moral Teachings Regarding Violence and Nonviolence 152 History of Buddhism’s Responses to Violence 154 Emerging Innovative Peacemaking Practices 158 Conclusions: What in Buddhism Provides the Means for Nonviolent Peacemaking? 161 Questions for Discussion 164 Notes 165 References 166 Further Reading 167 Buddhist Peacemaking Organizations and Resources 169 Glossary 170 5.1 A Hindu Response 173Kalpana Mohanty 5.2 A Native American Response 175Tink Tinker 6 Peacemaking and Nonviolence in the Hindu Tradition 178Kalpana Mohanty Introduction to the Hindu tradition 179 Peace, war, and nonviolence 180 Hinduism’s Response to Violence 182 Traditional Methods of Conflict Resolution 184 Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Satyagraha Movement 185 Practices and Disciplines that Contribute to Peacemaking 188 Hindu Peace Groups and Organizations 189 Innovative and Emerging Peacemaking Practices 190 Hindu Saints and Seminal Thinkers 192 Conclusion 195 Questions for Discussion 196 Notes 196 References 196 Further Reading 197 Hindu Peace Organizations 198 Glossary 198 6.1 A Christian Response 200Michael K. Duffey 6.2 A Muslim Response 202Irfan A. Omar 7 The Irrelevance of euro]christian Dichotomies for Indigenous Peoples: Beyond Nonviolence to a Vision of Cosmic Balance 206Tink Tinker Religion 207 Balance as Reciprocal Dualism 210 Warfare 210 Nonviolence as Incompatible 215 World Incommensurability: the Dissimilitude of Otherness 216 Relationship = Less Extraneous Violence 219 Questions for discussion 220 Notes 221 References 223 Further reading 224 7.1 A Confucian Response 226Sin Yee Chan 7.2 A Hindu Response 230Kalpana Mohanty Conclusion 232Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey Index 236
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence
Book SynopsisANIMAL ABUSE & INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES OF, AND LINKS BETWEEN, INTERPERSONAL AND INTERSPECIES VIOLENCE Animal Abuse & Interpersonal Violence: A Psycho-Criminological Understanding addresses the many aspects of the link between animal cruelty and human violence. Presenting new theory, research, policy, and practice, this authoritative volume explores the subject through a psycho-criminological lens to describe, explain, and potentially prevent intentional behavior that causes pain, suffering, or death in animals and humans. With an integrated theoretical-practical approach, Animal Abuse & Interpersonal Violence offers up-to-date research and provides real-world insights into current thinking in the study of animal abuse and interpersonal violence. Sixteen in-depth chapters by a multidisciplinary team of active researchers and experienced field practitioners examine central topics in the field, including differeTable of ContentsList of Figures xiii List of Tables xiv About the Editors xv About the Contributors xvii Foreword xxi Endorsements xxiv 1 Introduction: A Psycho-Criminological Understanding of Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence 1Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Rebecca W. Y. Wong Part 1 Theory and Research 9 2 Animal Abuse: Beyond Companion Animals and Domestic Households 11Rebecca W. Y. Wong 3 The Animal Cruelty-Delinquency Relationship: Violence Graduation, Deviance Generalization, or Antecedent Lifestyle? 19Glenn D. Walters 4 Animal Cruelty and the Development of "Link" Research between Nonhuman and Human Violence 32Suzanne E. Tallichet and Elizabeth B. Perkins 5 Attitudes toward Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Relating 47Michelle Newberry 6 Toward a Classification of Animal Maltreatment 64Alan R. Felthous and Marissa A. Hirsch 7 How Animal Abuse Is Related to Interpersonal Violence: A Review of Research in Turkey 75Seda Akdemir Ekizoglu 8 Dog Ownership, Love, and Violentization among Young People in the United Kingdom 92Jennifer A. Maher 9 Instrumental Harm toward Animals in a Milgram-like Experiment in France: The Role of Nonpathological Personality Traits 111Laurent Bègue and Kevin Vezirian Part 2 Policy and Practice 129 10 Animal Cruelty, the Link to Interpersonal Violence, and the Law 131Brian Holoyda 11 Bestiality: Understanding Sex with Animals and Its Forensic Relevance 144Brian Holoyda 12 The Role of Veterinarians in the Recognition of Animal Cruelty: Lessons from a Pilot Study in the Netherlands 159Anton van Wijk and Nienke Endenburg 13 Animal Abuse, Control, and Intimate Partner Violence 169Angus Nurse and Nadine Harding 14 Substance Abuse and Animal Maltreatment: An Overlooked Opportunity for Intervention? 183Lacey Levitt 15 The Impact of Discretion in the Criminal Justice System on Animal Cruelty Prosecutions in Hong Kong 210Amanda Whitfort, Fiona Woodhouse, Shuping Ho, and Marsha Chun 16 Conclusion 227Rebecca W. Y. Wong and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan Index 230
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Youth Perspectives on Violence and Injustice
Book SynopsisYouth Perspectives on Violence and Injustice explores the myths and realities of adolescent''s participation in violent behavior and the volence perpetrated against them because of ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. It explores the causes as well as the possible solutions for this growing issue in child development.Table of ContentsYouth Perspectives on Violence and Injustice. Introduction. Youth Perspectives Through History, Culture, and Community. Youth Confronting Public Institutions. Transformations from Youth Through Relationships. 2001 Kurt Lewin Award Address.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Blackfellas Whitefellas and the Hidden Injuries
Book SynopsisIn December 1997, in a small town in rural Australia, a fight broke out among local Aborigines that turned into a full-blown riot when police intervened in force. In Blackfellas, Whitefellas, and the Hidden Injuries of Race, anthropologist Gillian Cowlishaw uses this vivid incident as a means of launching a larger discussion about race, identity, and racialized violence. Brings indigenous Australians into the contemporary global race discourse in a lively, highly readable ethnography. Explores the local and national meanings of a race riot in Australia and the entrenched racial binary evident in everyday relationships. Raises questions about history, memory, citizenship, respect, and abjection as means of considering the politics, social science, and psychology of race rivalry and indigenous marginality. Written by a prominent scholar with clarity, verve, and accessibility both for beginners and those well-versed in contemporary Trade ReviewWinner of the Gleebooks Prize for Critical Writing 2005, a New South Wales Premier's Literary Award "Would that we all perform our duties with the sophisticated balance of sensitivity, objectivity, and thoroughness that Cowlishaw shows in this work." Journal of Anthropological Research "[T]his finely observed qualitative study... poses questions that resonate far beyond the research site, exploring issues that will be of interest to specialists on settler societies as well as to students of ethnic and racial relations in general.... Blackfellas, Whitefellas is a powerful book... an elegant and compelling argument." Ethnic and Racial Studies "Everybody should read this book." The Australian Journal of Anthropology "This is an unusually important book for anyone concerned with understanding race relations in settler colonies--not only Australia, but also Canada and the United States. What can ‘multiculturalism’ mean when it comes to indigenous peoples and white majorities? A talented ethnographer and relentlessly critical thinker, Gillian Cowlishaw examines these matters with theoretical sophistication and compelling ethnographic description. She brilliantly helps the reader to understand how and why local people identify and act in racialized ways, and she demonstrates both the psychic gains and the personal injuries that inevitably inhere to race. Perhaps the greatest contribution of Cowlishaw’s book is the nuanced weaving together of a performative analysis of racial agency;…this is as much about the production of national white privilege as it is about local-level race-making. The reader---whether a racial minority or a member of a national racial majority---will inevitably see herself implicated in this penetrating description of race. This is the best kind of anthropology." Tom Biolsi, Portland State University "In this rich, highly readable ethnographic account, Gillian Cowlishaw seeks to reveal the ‘hidden injuries’ of race relations in a small rural town in north-western NSW. She eloquently develops her analysis around a particular social drama - a ‘riot’ that occurred in the main street in 1997, after police intervened in a fight among local Aboriginal people. ... Blackfellas, Whitefellas, and the Hidden Injuries of Race is a critically important study, and essential reading, not just for all anthropologists interested in Australia, but for anyone searching for a way to understand the everyday practices and performances of race and racism as well as the irruptions of full-blown racialized violence that become front-page news. Perhaps Cowlishaw’s most valuable contribution is the highly accessible way in which she articulates her discussion with the voices of Indigenous people." -Rosita Henry, James Cook University "Dense, well-argued, fascinating and insightful, the book offers fresh perspectives that seriously challenge contemporary understandings and accepted perceptions... Using the 'so-called' Bourke riots as a focus for a discussion of race and associated topics, Gillian Cowlishaw shows how powerfully a non-Indigenous author can address such circumstances... remarkable." Rural Society Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Maps. Prologue: Riotous Tales. 1. Introductions: The Signs of Social Life. 2. Stigma and Complaint. 3. Injury and Agency. 4. Performance. 5. Boundaries. 6. Violence. 7. Citizenship. 8. Our History. 9. Trials and Transformations. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Blackfellas Whitefellas and the Hidden Injuries
Book SynopsisIn December 1997, in a small town in rural Australia, a fight broke out among local Aborigines that turned into a full-blown riot when police intervened in force. In Blackfellas, Whitefellas, and the Hidden Injuries of Race, anthropologist Gillian Cowlishaw uses this vivid incident as a means of launching a larger discussion about race, identity, and racialized violence. Brings indigenous Australians into the contemporary global race discourse in a lively, highly readable ethnography. Explores the local and national meanings of a race riot in Australia and the entrenched racial binary evident in everyday relationships. Raises questions about history, memory, citizenship, respect, and abjection as means of considering the politics, social science, and psychology of race rivalry and indigenous marginality. Written by a prominent scholar with clarity, verve, and accessibility both for beginners and those well-versed in contemporary Trade ReviewWinner of the Gleebooks Prize for Critical Writing 2005, a New South Wales Premier's Literary Award "Would that we all perform our duties with the sophisticated balance of sensitivity, objectivity, and thoroughness that Cowlishaw shows in this work." Journal of Anthropological Research "[T]his finely observed qualitative study... poses questions that resonate far beyond the research site, exploring issues that will be of interest to specialists on settler societies as well as to students of ethnic and racial relations in general.... Blackfellas, Whitefellas is a powerful book... an elegant and compelling argument." Ethnic and Racial Studies "Everybody should read this book." The Australian Journal of Anthropology "This is an unusually important book for anyone concerned with understanding race relations in settler colonies--not only Australia, but also Canada and the United States. What can ‘multiculturalism’ mean when it comes to indigenous peoples and white majorities? A talented ethnographer and relentlessly critical thinker, Gillian Cowlishaw examines these matters with theoretical sophistication and compelling ethnographic description. She brilliantly helps the reader to understand how and why local people identify and act in racialized ways, and she demonstrates both the psychic gains and the personal injuries that inevitably inhere to race. Perhaps the greatest contribution of Cowlishaw’s book is the nuanced weaving together of a performative analysis of racial agency;…this is as much about the production of national white privilege as it is about local-level race-making. The reader---whether a racial minority or a member of a national racial majority---will inevitably see herself implicated in this penetrating description of race. This is the best kind of anthropology." Tom Biolsi, Portland State University "In this rich, highly readable ethnographic account, Gillian Cowlishaw seeks to reveal the ‘hidden injuries’ of race relations in a small rural town in north-western NSW. She eloquently develops her analysis around a particular social drama - a ‘riot’ that occurred in the main street in 1997, after police intervened in a fight among local Aboriginal people. ... Blackfellas, Whitefellas, and the Hidden Injuries of Race is a critically important study, and essential reading, not just for all anthropologists interested in Australia, but for anyone searching for a way to understand the everyday practices and performances of race and racism as well as the irruptions of full-blown racialized violence that become front-page news. Perhaps Cowlishaw’s most valuable contribution is the highly accessible way in which she articulates her discussion with the voices of Indigenous people." -Rosita Henry, James Cook University "Dense, well-argued, fascinating and insightful, the book offers fresh perspectives that seriously challenge contemporary understandings and accepted perceptions... Using the 'so-called' Bourke riots as a focus for a discussion of race and associated topics, Gillian Cowlishaw shows how powerfully a non-Indigenous author can address such circumstances... remarkable." Rural Society Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Maps. Prologue: Riotous Tales. 1. Introductions: The Signs of Social Life. 2. Stigma and Complaint. 3. Injury and Agency. 4. Performance. 5. Boundaries. 6. Violence. 7. Citizenship. 8. Our History. 9. Trials and Transformations. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Myth of Media Violence
Book SynopsisThe Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences. Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Uses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children's television programming, books and video games. Includes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it. Trade Review“Trend does a nice job examining the historical discussions of media violence and how research has become inseparable…written well and is a pleasure to read.” PsycCritiquesTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Media Violence Tower of Babble. 1. We Like to Watch: A Brief History of Media Violence. What is Media Violence?. A Cacophony of Voices. 2. Watching Doesn’t Make Us Violent: Assessing the Research on Media Violence. Media Violence in Historical Perspective. Regulation Efforts. Historical Continuities in Media Violence Debates. Media Hysteria and the Culture of Fear. The Media Hysteria Cycle. The Win-Win Situation. The Facts about Crime and Violence. 3. We Are Afraid: Media Violence and Society. Identity and Fear. Fear and Desire. Gender and Race. Crime and Politics. The War on Terrorism. 4. We Can’t Stop the Violence: The Uses and Importance of Media Violence. Violence and Education. Violence and Art. Violence and News. The Media Violence Industry. The New Economics of Entertainment. The Movie Business. Disaster Movies. Science Fiction. Horror. Beyond the Theater and into the Toy Store. Television. Critical Viewing. Dramatic Programs. Reality Television. Music Television. TV News. Children’s Programming. Sports on TV. 5. But We Can Understand It: Beyond Polemics in the Media Violence Debate. Publishing Violence. Computer and Video Games. The Desire for Media Violence. The Aesthetics of Violence. Narratives of Violence. The Ethics of Media Violence. Violence and Memory. Responding to Media Violence. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Myth of Media Violence
Book SynopsisThe Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences. Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Uses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children's television programming, books and video games. Includes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it. Trade Review“Trend does a nice job examining the historical discussions of media violence and how research has become inseparable…written well and is a pleasure to read.” PsycCritiquesTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Media Violence Tower of Babble. 1. We Like to Watch: A Brief History of Media Violence. What is Media Violence?. A Cacophony of Voices. 2. Watching Doesn’t Make Us Violent: Assessing the Research on Media Violence. Media Violence in Historical Perspective. Regulation Efforts. Historical Continuities in Media Violence Debates. Media Hysteria and the Culture of Fear. The Media Hysteria Cycle. The Win-Win Situation. The Facts about Crime and Violence. 3. We Are Afraid: Media Violence and Society. Identity and Fear. Fear and Desire. Gender and Race. Crime and Politics. The War on Terrorism. 4. We Can’t Stop the Violence: The Uses and Importance of Media Violence. Violence and Education. Violence and Art. Violence and News. The Media Violence Industry. The New Economics of Entertainment. The Movie Business. Disaster Movies. Science Fiction. Horror. Beyond the Theater and into the Toy Store. Television. Critical Viewing. Dramatic Programs. Reality Television. Music Television. TV News. Children’s Programming. Sports on TV. 5. But We Can Understand It: Beyond Polemics in the Media Violence Debate. Publishing Violence. Computer and Video Games. The Desire for Media Violence. The Aesthetics of Violence. Narratives of Violence. The Ethics of Media Violence. Violence and Memory. Responding to Media Violence. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Democracys Empire
Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed Democracy's Empire'. Contains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related juridico-political problems Examines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy's Empire such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception Poses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq Offers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence Table of Contents1. Democracy's Empire: Sovereignty, Law and Violence (Stewart Motha). 2. Church, State, Resistance (Jean-Luc Nancy). 3. Constitutional Violence (David Bates). 4. Sovereignty, Exception, and Norm (Andrew Norris). 5. Undoing Legal Violence: Walter Benjamin’s and Giorgio Agamben’s Aesthetics of Pure Means (Benjamin Morgan). 6. The Normality of the Exception in Democracy’s Empire (Peter Fitzpatrick and Richard Joyce). 7. Post-Apartheid Social Movements and the Quest for the Elusive 'New' South Africa (Tshepo Madlingozi). 8. The Violence of Non-Violence: Law and War in Iraq (Samera Esmeir). 9. Performing Power: The Deal, Corporate Rule, and the Constitution of Global Legal Order (Fleur Johns). 10. Veiled Women and the Affect of Religion in Democracy (Stewart Motha)
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