| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
428 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Inequality and violence in the United States. c1997. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-406) and index. |
| Contents |
Patterns of violence : old and new -- Explaining American violence : four approaches -- Inequality in the United States -- Social class and organizational power -- Political inequality : corporations and government -- Organizational and structural violence against consumers and communities -- Structural violence : class, race, ethnicity, and gender -- Violence against workers and the unemployed -- Interpersonal violence, street crime : the context -- Interpersonal violence, street crime : "getting paid" -- Interpersonal gender violence -- Racial and ethnic interpersonal violence -- Militarism and violence : who benefits? -- Militarism and organizational violence : homeland casualties -- Militarism : structural and interpersonal violence -- Reducing the casualties. |
| Subject |
Violence.
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Equality.
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Capitalism.
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United States -- Economic policy.
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United States -- Social policy.
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| ISBN |
159102160X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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