Our Violent World: Terrorism in Society by Kevin McDonald (English) Hardcover Bo

Description: Our Violent World by Kevin McDonald Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description From 1960s student movements to todays global jihad, this text explores key factors shaping violence and terrorism today. It examines the globalization of violence, the search for the extreme and the new centrality of media. Assessing recent theoretical debates it argues for a renewed social science. It is a must-read for students and citizens. Publisher Description What 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?From 1960s student movements to todays 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:- Identifies core tools for the analysis of public violence- Explores the processes that mutate social movements into violent groups- Describes the cultural, embodied, experiential and imagined dimensions of violence- Highlights different periods and varying forms of terrorist violence- Examines the role of globalization, media, technology and the visual in violence and terror today.Our Violent World 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. Author Biography Kevin 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 dAnalyse et dIntervention Sociologiques at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France. His books include Struggles for Subjectivity and Global Movements. Details ISBN 0230224733 ISBN-13 9780230224735 Title Our Violent World Author Kevin McDonald Format Hardcover Year 2013 Pages 224 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:24417386; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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