{"product_id":"reducing-political-violence-rafe-mcgregor-9781529248418","title":"Reducing Political Violence: Narrative Accounts of Crime and Harm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book reveals how complex stories--ranging from war memoirs and political polemics to propaganda and prize-winning fiction--can shape our understanding of ideologically motivated violence. Drawing on the rich tradition of aesthetic education, it offers an original theory connecting the aesthetic, ethical and political dimensions of narrative. The author demonstrates how literature and documentary writing can unmask techniques of neutralisation, expose fictionality and suggest responses to violence and harm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Uniting criminology, philosophy and literary studies, this timely and accessible book makes a bold case for why narratives matter in tackling terrorism, war and crimes against humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rafe McGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529248418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529248418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rafe McGregor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47452881158399,"sku":"9781529248418","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_203afb55-3913-4963-943b-5b83cc0ac57a.jpg?v=1761931042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reducing-political-violence-rafe-mcgregor-9781529248418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}