{"product_id":"inequality-violence-in-the-united-states-casualties-of-capitalism-9781666913545","title":"Inequality \u0026 Violence in the United States:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of Inequality and Violence in the United States: Casualties of Capitalism (2004) won the Best Book of the Year award from the Marxist Section of the American Sociological Association. In this edition, Barbara H. Chasin updates and expands the previous material, adding and reflecting on the relevance of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid crisis, access to firearms, and white supremacist movements. Written in a readable, accessible style, this book is a thoroughly documented account of the pertinence of connecting economic and political inequalities to dangers people face. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing both structural and organizational violence, as well as discussing forms of interpersonal violence. Chasin analyzes relationships between social class, race\/ethnicity, gender, and the three forms of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand the political and economic roots to the inequality and violence we witness in the contemporary United States and puts it in historical perspective. Barbara H. Chasin writes with incredible lucidity, making complex concepts and connections easy to understand for readers of all levels.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kristin Plys, University of Toronto Mississauga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Defining Violence – Types of Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Explaining American Violence – Five Approaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Inequality in the United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Social Class and Organizational Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Political Inequality – Corporations and Government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Organizational and Structural Violence Against Consumers and Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Health Issues as Structural and Organizational Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Violence Against Workers and the Unemployed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Criminal Violence: Interpersonal, Organizational, and Structural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Experiencing Violence – Racial and Ethnic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Gender Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Militarism and Violence – Who Benefits?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Militarism – Who Loses?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Militarism – Structural and Interpersonal Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Reducing the Casualties\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042010235223,"sku":"9781666913545","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781666913545.jpg?v=1750952606","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inequality-violence-in-the-united-states-casualties-of-capitalism-9781666913545","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}