{"product_id":"violence-paperback","title":"Violence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e is Stuart Hall Professor of Cultural Studies, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa; Research Professor of the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside; and Sir Walter Murdoch Distinguished Collaborator, Murdoch University. He is Past-President of the Cultural Studies Association (US) and the author and editor of 50 books and hundreds of articles and chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099596591239,"sku":"9780367523152","price":53.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/82057cae95f349b96b03393750c070e0.webp?v=1732375874","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/violence-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}