Assaulting the Past : Violence and Civilization in Historical Context.

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This book offers an important contribution to the comparative history of interpersonal violence since the early modern period, a subject of great contemporary and historical importance. Its overarching theme is Norbert Elias's theory of the civilizing process, and the chapters in the book recog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, Katherine D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
Temas:
Violence > History.
Violence > Social aspects.
Human behavior.
Behavior
Violence > Histoire.
Violence > Aspect social.
Comportement humain.
human behavior.
Violence in society.
Social & cultural history.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Human behavior
Violence
Violence > Social aspects
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book offers an important contribution to the comparative history of interpersonal violence since the early modern period, a subject of great contemporary and historical importance. Its overarching theme is Norbert Elias's theory of the civilizing process, and the chapters in the book recognise, as he did, that changes in human behaviour are related to transformations of both social and personality structures. Drawing on a vast range of archival and written records from five countries, th ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (327 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443808248
1443808245

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