Men and Violence - Gender, Honor and Rituals in Modern Europe and America (Paperback, New)

There is growing interest in the history of masculinity and male culture, including violence, as an integral part of a proper understanding of gender. In almost every historical setting, masculinity and violence are closely linked; certainly violent crime has been overwhelmingly a male enterprise. But violence is not always criminal: in many cultural contexts violence is linked instead to honour and encoded in rituals. We possess only an imperfect understanding of the ways in which aggressive behaviour, or the abstention from aggressive behaviour, contributes to the construction of masculinity and male honour. In this text eight scholars explore the interrelationship of masculinity, honour and the body. The essays focus on the United States and Western Europe from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

General

Imprint:	Ohio State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The History of Crime & Criminal Justice
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	April 1998
Editors:	Pieter Spierenburg
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8142-0753-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-8142-0753-7
Barcode:	9780814207536

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