Violence and Crime in Nineteenth Century England: The Shadow of our Refinement

Why does violence seem to haunt modern civilization? Can violence "speak", and if so, what can it tell us? Where do our attitudes toward violence come from? This book examines these questions by considering a critical period in the evolution of attitudes toward violence. Using the English...

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1. VerfasserIn: Wood, John Carter 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2004
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