Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding [Paperback]

Gregg L Barak (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761926968 | ISBN-13: 978-0761926962 | Publication Date: February 24, 2003 | Edition: 1

Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding is the first book to provide an integrative, systematic approach to the study of violence and nonviolence in one volume. Eminent scholar and award-winning author Gregg Barak examines virtually all forms of violence-from verbal abuse to genocide-and treats all of these expressions of violence as interpersonal, institutional, and structural occurrences. In the context of recovery and nonviolence, Barak addresses peace and conflict studies, legal rights, social justice, and various nonviolent movements. Employing an interdisciplinary framework, Barak emphasizes the importance of culture, media, sexuality, gender, and social structure in developing a comprehensive theory of these two separate, but inseparable phenomena.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Gregg Barak’s Violence and Nonviolence is a thoughtful, comprehensive examination of violence in the United States. Structurally and conceptually this book works. Barak addresses violence in an interdisciplinary way, addressing history, psychology, biology, cultural studies, and sociology. Moreover, Barak does an excellent job of discussing the intersection of race, class, and gender and those relationships with violence."

(Heather Melton )

 "Clearly, the strength of this book is its comprehensive and reciprocal approach. I found this to be an enjoyable and provocative book… that treats the topic holistically and offers a vision for overcoming current patterns of violence. I am convinced that this is an important work that will ultimately be well-received by undergraduates, graduate students, violence specialists, and general readers."

(Mathew T. Lee )

"I think that the strengths of this book are twofold: Barak’s approach disaggregates violence into interpersonal, institutional, and structural violence which is very important yet rarely done; the latter part of the book explores the pathways to nonviolence, an underrepresented area in the study of violence."

(Charis Kubrin )

"I have devoted close to 20 years studying and teaching about violence and I must say that this is a comprehensive book....I strongly believe that Barak has done an outstanding review of the extant literature and touches upon key issues of central concern to those of us who are social scientific experts on violence."

(Walter Dekeseredy )

About the Author

Gregg Barak is professor of criminology and criminal justice and former department head of sociology, anthropology, and criminology at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Barak is the editor and/or author of 10 books, including the award winning Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Contemporary Homelessness in America; In Defense of Whom? A Critique of Criminal Justice Reform; Integrating Criminologies; and the recently published Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: Social Realities of Justice in America with co-authors. Among Barak’s edited readings are Crime and Crime Control: A Global View and Representing O.J.: Murder, Criminal Justice and Mass Culture. Professor Barak has served as Chair of the Critical Division of the American Society of Criminology, was the Critical Criminologist of the Year in 1999, and has served on more than a dozen editorial boards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (February 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761926968
• ISBN-13: 978-0761926962
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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