Comprehending Columbine / Ralph W. Larkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larkin, Ralph W., 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

On April 20, 1999, two Colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. That day, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding twenty-four other people, before they killed themselves. Although there have been other books written about the tragedy, this is the first serious, impartial investigation into the cultural, environmental, and psychological causes of the massacre.Based on first-hand interviews and a thorough reading of the relevant literature, Ralph Larkin examines the numerous factors that led the two young men to plan and carry out their deed. Rather than simply looking at Columbine as a crucible for all school violence, Larkin places the tragedy in its proper context, and in doing so, examines its causes and meaning.

Contents:

1 Armageddon (Well, Almost) 1

2 God's Country 17

3 Cultural Wars at Columbine 39

4 The Peer Structure of Columbine High 62

5 The Other Columbine 82

6 Eric and Dylan 122

7 From Oklahoma City to Columbine 155

8 Dead Celebrities 175

9 Give Peace a Chance 196.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100303

ISBN:

9781592134908

OCLC:

1048740514

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access