20 books in Social Science - Violence In Society
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Harvest the Wind
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $19.00
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind’s promise more palpable than... Read more >
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $19.00
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind’s promise more palpable than... Read more >
Harvest the Wind
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
Winds sweeping across the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind's promise more palpable than... Read more >
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
Winds sweeping across the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind's promise more palpable than... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Harvest the Wind
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind’s promise more palpable than... Read more >
America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Written by Philip Warburg
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $27.95
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central United States. Nowhere is wind’s promise more palpable than... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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American Violence
Written by Richard Hofstadter
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: March 7, 2012
Price: $15.99
With eyewitness accounts and contemporary reports—linked together by succinct analytical commentaries—Richard Hofstadter and his young collaborator, Michael Wallace, have created a superb documentary reader that is, in effect, a history of violence in America through four centuries.
Here, as experienced by men and women who lived through them, are not only... Read more >
Written by Richard Hofstadter
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: March 7, 2012
Price: $15.99
With eyewitness accounts and contemporary reports—linked together by succinct analytical commentaries—Richard Hofstadter and his young collaborator, Michael Wallace, have created a superb documentary reader that is, in effect, a history of violence in America through four centuries.
Here, as experienced by men and women who lived through them, are not only... Read more >
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Gone Boy
A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's Murder
Written by Gregory Gibson
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
On Sale: June 21, 2011
Price: $17.95
On December 14, 1992, Gregory Gibson’s eighteen-year-old son Galen was murdered, shot in the doorway of his college library by a fellow student gone berserk. The killer was jailed for life, but for Gibson the tragedy was still unfolding. The morning of the shooting, he learned, college officials had intercepted but... Read more >
A Father's Search for the Truth in His Son's Murder
Written by Gregory Gibson
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
On Sale: June 21, 2011
Price: $17.95
On December 14, 1992, Gregory Gibson’s eighteen-year-old son Galen was murdered, shot in the doorway of his college library by a fellow student gone berserk. The killer was jailed for life, but for Gibson the tragedy was still unfolding. The morning of the shooting, he learned, college officials had intercepted but... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Rose
Love in Violent Times
Written by Inga Muscio
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $17.95
With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Inga Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love.
Rose breaks new ground in answering a fundamental question in most feminist and antiracist writing... Read more >
Love in Violent Times
Written by Inga Muscio
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $17.95
With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Inga Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love.
Rose breaks new ground in answering a fundamental question in most feminist and antiracist writing... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Rose
Love in Violent Times
Written by Inga Muscio
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $17.95
With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Inga Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love.
Rose breaks new ground in answering a fundamental question in most feminist and antiracist writing... Read more >
Love in Violent Times
Written by Inga Muscio
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $17.95
With trademark precision and razor-sharp wit, Inga Muscio explores the impacts of passive violence, abuse, war, and cultural trauma on our most intimate lives in order to uncover a path toward healthy and imaginative sex and love.
Rose breaks new ground in answering a fundamental question in most feminist and antiracist writing... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Fist Stick Knife Gun
A Personal History of Violence
Written by Geoffrey Canada
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2010
Price: $14.00
A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children’s Zone
Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for... Read more >
A Personal History of Violence
Written by Geoffrey Canada
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2010
Price: $14.00
A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children’s Zone
Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for his talk show appearances, Members Project spots, and documentaries like Waiting for... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Playing at Being Bad
The Hidden Resilience of Troubled Teens
Written by Michael Ungar
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $12.99
“Our most troubled youth are far more resilient and healthy than we are ready to admit. If we take the time to listen very closely to our children speak about their experiences beyond our front doors, we hear an entirely different story about their lives than the one we adults tell.”
Unlike... Read more >
The Hidden Resilience of Troubled Teens
Written by Michael Ungar
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $12.99
“Our most troubled youth are far more resilient and healthy than we are ready to admit. If we take the time to listen very closely to our children speak about their experiences beyond our front doors, we hear an entirely different story about their lives than the one we adults tell.”
Unlike... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Hold Everything Dear
Dispatches on Survival and Resistance
Written by John Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $14.00
From one of the most impassioned of writers of our time, this powerful collection of essays offers a stark portrait of post-9/11 realities. John Berger occupies a unique position in the international cultural landscape: artist, filmmaker, poet, philosopher, novelist, and essayist, he is also a deeply thoughtful political activist. In Hold... Read more >
Dispatches on Survival and Resistance
Written by John Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $14.00
From one of the most impassioned of writers of our time, this powerful collection of essays offers a stark portrait of post-9/11 realities. John Berger occupies a unique position in the international cultural landscape: artist, filmmaker, poet, philosopher, novelist, and essayist, he is also a deeply thoughtful political activist. In Hold... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Climate of Fear
The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
Written by Wole Soyinka
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
In this new book developed from the prestigious Reith Lectures, Nobel Prize—winning author Wole Soyinka, a courageous advocate for human rights around the world, considers fear as the dominant theme in world politics.
Decades ago, the idea of collective fear had a tangible face: the atom bomb. Today our shared anxiety has... Read more >
The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
Written by Wole Soyinka
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
In this new book developed from the prestigious Reith Lectures, Nobel Prize—winning author Wole Soyinka, a courageous advocate for human rights around the world, considers fear as the dominant theme in world politics.
Decades ago, the idea of collective fear had a tangible face: the atom bomb. Today our shared anxiety has... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Playing at Being Bad
The Hidden Resilience of Troubled Teens
Written by Michael Ungar
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $16.95
“Our most troubled youth are far more resilient and healthy than we are ready to admit. If we take the time to listen very closely to our children speak about their experiences beyond our front doors, we hear an entirely different story about their lives than the one we adults tell.”
Unlike... Read more >
The Hidden Resilience of Troubled Teens
Written by Michael Ungar
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $16.95
“Our most troubled youth are far more resilient and healthy than we are ready to admit. If we take the time to listen very closely to our children speak about their experiences beyond our front doors, we hear an entirely different story about their lives than the one we adults tell.”
Unlike... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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No Cause For Indictment
An Autopsy of Newark
Written by Ronald Porambo
Format: Trade Paperback, 425 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2007
Price: $18.95
The definitive account of the buildup, chaos, and aftermath of one of the worst urban riots in US history: the 1967 Newark riots. Being re-issued on the fortieth anniversary of the devastating event, No Cause For Indictment is a must-read to understand issues still facing urban America: poverty, political corruption, and... Read more >
An Autopsy of Newark
Written by Ronald Porambo
Format: Trade Paperback, 425 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2007
Price: $18.95
The definitive account of the buildup, chaos, and aftermath of one of the worst urban riots in US history: the 1967 Newark riots. Being re-issued on the fortieth anniversary of the devastating event, No Cause For Indictment is a must-read to understand issues still facing urban America: poverty, political corruption, and... Read more >
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In the Name of Heaven
3000 Years of Religious Persecution
Written by Mary Jane Engh
Format: Hardcover, 261 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2006
Price: $27.99
Religion—the source of inspiration, hope, and basic values for most of humanity throughout history—has also been the motive for atrocious persecutions from antiquity to the present. In the Name of Heaven is a wide-ranging historical survey of religious persecution encompassing three millennia and a great diversity of cultures worldwide.
Defining religious... Read more >
3000 Years of Religious Persecution
Written by Mary Jane Engh
Format: Hardcover, 261 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2006
Price: $27.99
Religion—the source of inspiration, hope, and basic values for most of humanity throughout history—has also been the motive for atrocious persecutions from antiquity to the present. In the Name of Heaven is a wide-ranging historical survey of religious persecution encompassing three millennia and a great diversity of cultures worldwide.
Defining religious... Read more >
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A City in Terror
Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
Written by Rosalind Russell
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2005
Price: $21.00
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered.
The police strike and the mayhem... Read more >
Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
Written by Rosalind Russell
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2005
Price: $21.00
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered.
The police strike and the mayhem... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
A City in Terror
Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
Written by Rosalind Russell
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 15, 2005
Price: $21.00
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered.
The police strike and the mayhem... Read more >
Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
Written by Rosalind Russell
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 15, 2005
Price: $21.00
On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless. Women were raped on street corners, stores were looted, and pedestrians were beaten and robbed while crowds not only looked on but cheered.
The police strike and the mayhem... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Fighting Words
The Origins Of Religious Violence
Written by Hector Avalos
Format: Hardcover, 444 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2005
Price: $28.99
Is religion inherently violent? If not, what provokes violence in the name of religion? Do we mischaracterize religion by focusing too much on its violent side?
In this intriguing, original study of religious violence, Prof. Hector Avalos offers a new theory for the role of religion in violent conflicts. Starting with the... Read more >
The Origins Of Religious Violence
Written by Hector Avalos
Format: Hardcover, 444 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2005
Price: $28.99
Is religion inherently violent? If not, what provokes violence in the name of religion? Do we mischaracterize religion by focusing too much on its violent side?
In this intriguing, original study of religious violence, Prof. Hector Avalos offers a new theory for the role of religion in violent conflicts. Starting with the... Read more >
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Climate of Fear
The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
Written by Wole Soyinka
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $14.00
In this new book developed from the prestigious Reith Lectures, Nobel Prize—winning author Wole Soyinka, a courageous advocate for human rights around the world, considers fear as the dominant theme in world politics.
Decades ago, the idea of collective fear had a tangible face: the atom bomb. Today our shared anxiety has... Read more >
The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World
Written by Wole Soyinka
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $14.00
In this new book developed from the prestigious Reith Lectures, Nobel Prize—winning author Wole Soyinka, a courageous advocate for human rights around the world, considers fear as the dominant theme in world politics.
Decades ago, the idea of collective fear had a tangible face: the atom bomb. Today our shared anxiety has... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Street Justice
A History of Police Violence in New York City
Written by Marilynn S. Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 378 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2004
Price: $25.00
Street Justice traces the stunning history of police brutality in New York City, and the antibrutality movements that sought to eradicate it, from just after the Civil War through the present. New York's experience with police brutality dates back to the founding of the force and has shown itself in various... Read more >
A History of Police Violence in New York City
Written by Marilynn S. Johnson
Format: Trade Paperback, 378 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2004
Price: $25.00
Street Justice traces the stunning history of police brutality in New York City, and the antibrutality movements that sought to eradicate it, from just after the Civil War through the present. New York's experience with police brutality dates back to the founding of the force and has shown itself in various... Read more >
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War, Evil and the End of History
Written by Bernard-Henri Levy
Translated by Charlotte Mandell
Format: Trade Paperback, 371 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2004
Price: $18.95
From the maverick author of the international bestseller Who Killed Daniel Pearl? — "a gripping blend of reportage and philosophy," according to The New York Times — comes another startlingly original work of literature.
In WAR, EVIL AND THE END OF HISTORY, Bernard-Henri Lévy continues his daring investigation into the breeding grounds... Read more >
Written by Bernard-Henri Levy
Translated by Charlotte Mandell
Format: Trade Paperback, 371 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2004
Price: $18.95
From the maverick author of the international bestseller Who Killed Daniel Pearl? — "a gripping blend of reportage and philosophy," according to The New York Times — comes another startlingly original work of literature.
In WAR, EVIL AND THE END OF HISTORY, Bernard-Henri Lévy continues his daring investigation into the breeding grounds... Read more >
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