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Violence in Canada - Sociopolitical Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Violence in Canada - Sociopolitical Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Many people consider Canada, particularly in comparison to its
southern cousin, as a "peaceable kingdom." However, as the
historical record demonstrates, Canadians have never been a
thoroughly non-violent people. Violence in Canada highlights from
an interdisciplinary perspective the major areas and contexts where
violence takes place.Consisting of thirteen contributions, the book
forms an indispensable guide to the subject. All of the authors are
experts in their field, many with international reputations, and
are drawn from the fields of sociology, political science, history,
and criminology. The foreword by Ted Robert Gurr, author of
Violence in America, is followed by an historical analysis of
violence on the Canadian western frontier. Other scholars describe
contemporary violence: by and against indigenous peoples, women,
children, and the elderly; in labor-related disputes; homicide;
police and prison violence; terrorism; and discuss government
responses and policy implications. Each chapter specifically
addresses the sociological and political dimensions of violence.
The authors make ample use of statistics and empirical research.
Jeffrey Ian Ross's introduction outlines the sociopolitical
dynamics of violence, and his summary chapter offers directions for
future research. When the book was first published in 1995 it was
widely praised by scholarly journals and has since become a
standard text in the study of violence and modern Canadian cultural
studies.The book is all the more valuable as its new introduction
places its findings in the context of research that has been
produced since the original publication. Violence in Canada will be
of interest to sociologists, criminologists, and political
scientists.Jeffrey Ian Ross is an associate professor in the
Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy and
fellow with the Center for Comparative and International Law,
University of Baltimore. His work has appeared in many academic
journals and chapters in academic texts, as well as articles in
popular magazines in Canada and the United States. He is the
author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of eight books.Ted Robert
Gurr is Distinguished University Professor at the University of
Maryland. Among his books are Why Men Rebel and Violence in
America.
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