Violence and Politics : Globalization's Paradox (New Political Science Reader) [Paperback]

Kenton Worcester (Author), Sally Avery Bermanzohn (Author), Mark Ungar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415931118 | ISBN-13: 978-0415931113 | Publication Date: December 20, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Violence and Politics points out a paradox of contemporary political violence: it appears to be growing in scope and complexity even in this era of unprecedented democratic and economic growth. These essays cover a number of timely issues including pro-life terrorism, hate crimes, Islam's connection (or stereotyped connection) to violence, rape as a war crime, ethnic conflicts, and violence against those protesting for civil rights for women, gays and lesbians and blacks. Contributors cross disciplines and subdisciplines to examine the counter-intuitive persistence of violence in advanced democracies and in steadily improving developing countries. Includes contributions from: Charles Tilly, Ulric Shannon, Margarita Lopez-Maya, Mark Ungar, Carol Mason, Sally Avery Bermanzhon, John Keane, Roger MacGinty, Lisa Sharlach, Jeffry Murer

Editorial Reviews

Review

Anyone who doubts that violence is endemic, pervasive, and central to the operations of the modern world system should read Violence and Politics. It shows us the range of the objects of violence and the multiplicity of its forms. A crucial aid to lucid thinking..
–Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University

The violence that targeted the economic and military pulses of American power has tested once again the peaceful promises of globalization. While edited before the attack on America, the insightful essays contained in Violence and Politics illuminate critical and multifaceted dimensions of violence in a globalized world. This reader could not have been timelier for students and scholars interested in grappling with the dark side of globalization..
–Micheline Ishay, University of Denver

About the Author

Kenton Worcester is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Marymount Manhattan College. Sally Avery Bermanzhon and Mark Ungar are both Assistant Professors of Political Science at Brooklyn College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (December 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415931118
• ISBN-13: 978-0415931113
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,213,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Ungar is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and of Criminal Justice at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In addition to writing and speaking on policing, criminal justice, and rights, he has worked as an advisor on citizen security reform for international organizations such as the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank, and for government and non-governmental agencies in Latin America.