{"product_id":"9780230224742","title":"Our Violent World Terrorism in Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOur Violent World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTerrorism in Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKevin McDonald\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can the analysis of violence and terror tell us about the modern world? Why is violence often used to achieve religious, cultural or political goals? Can we understand the search for the extreme that increasingly shapes violence today?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 1960s student movements to today's global jihad, this text explores the factors and debates shaping violence and terrorism in our contemporary society. Each chapter confronts examples of disturbing terrorist acts and events of mass violence from recent history and uses these to examine key questions, theories and concepts surrounding this sensitive and controversial topic. In particular, the book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Identifies core tools for the analysis of public violence \u003cbr\u003e- Explores the processes that mutate social movements into violent groups\u003cbr\u003e- Describes the cultural, embodied, experiential and imagined dimensions of violence\u003cbr\u003e- Highlights different periods and varying forms of terrorist violence \u003cbr\u003e- Examines the role of globalization, media, technology and the visual in violence and terror today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Violent World\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the social sciences can contribute to an understanding of violence and responses to terror, as well as the construction of a social world less dominated by fear of the other. It is a must-read for students and citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKevin McDonald is Professor and Director of the Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He is also a research associate at the Centre d'Analyse et d'Intervention Sociologiques at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France. His books include Struggles for Subjectivity and Global Movements.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 April 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed Globe Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230224742\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936270844044,"sku":"9780230224742","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e43b8fab-e4e3-4fa8-9840-902ef15089b2.jpg?v=1786017143","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780230224742","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}