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Violence in America / edited by Ted Robert Gurr.
Van Pelt Library HN90.V5 V54 1989 v. 1-2 v. 1 v. 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Violence, cooperation, peace
- Violence, cooperation, peace.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence--United States.
- Violence.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1989]
- Summary:
- This third edition of Violence in America is a completely new book with all 12 chapters of this volume written specifically for it. These chapters survey a wealth of new research on the long-term dynamics of murder and other crimes of violence. The contributors identify and diagnose the circumstances of recurring epidemics of violent crime that have swept the social landscape of the United States in the last 150 years, including waves of immigration, the social dislocation of war, and growing concentrations of urban poverty. They also evaluate the traits of political assassins and assess the pros and cons of gun control for reducing crime.
- Contents:
- v. 1. The history of crime
- v. 2. Protest, rebellion, reform.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: Violence in America / Hugh Davis Graham, Ted Robert Gurr, editors.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0803932278
- 0803932286
- 0803932294
- 0803932308
- OCLC:
- 187362072
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