{"product_id":"9780631223498","title":"Violence in War and Peace An Anthology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eViolence in War and Peace\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNancy Scheper-Hughes | Philippe Bourgois\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Hannah Arendt's \"banality of evil\" to Joseph Conrad's \"fascination of the abomination,\" humankind has struggled to make sense of human-upon-human violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by two of anthropology's most passionate voices on this subject, \u003ci\u003eViolence in War and Peace: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book of its kind available: a single volume exploration of social, literary, and philosophical theories of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a sweeping collection of readings, drawn from a remarkable range of sources, that look at various conceptions and modes of violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJuxtaposes the routine violence of everyday life against the sudden outcropping of extraordinary violence such as the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, the state violence of Argentina's Dirty War, and organized criminal violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by two of the most prominent researchers in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thought-provoking tool for students and thinkers from all walks of life: an exploration of violence at the broadest levels: personal, social, and political.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Scheper-Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippe Bourgois\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 November 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631223498\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\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385461829772,"sku":"9780631223498","price":61.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631223498_a173a60d-4c15-4a42-899d-647678a52a69.jpg?v=1780166591","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631223498","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}