{"product_id":"violence-toby-miller-9780367197605","title":"Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing discourses from across the conceptual and geographical board, Toby Miller argues for a different way of understanding violence, one that goes beyond supposedly universal human traits to focus instead on the specificities of history, place, and population as explanations for it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViolence engages these issues in a wide-ranging interdisciplinary form, examining definitions and data, psychology and ideology, gender, nation-states, and the media by covering several foundational questions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow has violence been defined, historically and geographically?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehas it decreased or increased over time?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhich regions of the world are the most violent?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edoes violence correlate with economies, political systems, and religions?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat is the relationship of gender and violence?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat role do the media play?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a powerful introduction to the study of violence, ideal for students and researchers across the human sciences, most notably sociology, American and area studies, history, media and communication studies, politics, literature, and cultural studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036719760X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367197605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Toby Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135989723391,"sku":"9780367197605","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d13a3172-6cef-4e7f-9ccf-79e4dd4dc8c2.jpg?v=1770159778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/violence-toby-miller-9780367197605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}