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The Sociology of War and Violence
Sinisa Malesevic
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Description for The Sociology of War and Violence
Paperback. The only textbook to provide a wide-ranging analysis of war and organised violence from a sociological perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHB; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 606. 376 pages. The only textbook to provide a wide-ranging analysis of war and organised violence from a sociological perspective. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHB; JW. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight: 740.
War is a highly complex and dynamic form of social conflict. This book demonstrates the importance of using sociological tools to understand the changing character of war and organised violence. The author offers an original analysis of the historical and contemporary impact that coercion and warfare have on the transformation of social life, and vice versa. Although war and violence were decisive components in the formation of modernity most analyses tend to shy away from the sociological study of the gory origins of contemporary social life. In contrast, this book brings the study of organised violence to the fore by ... Read more
War is a highly complex and dynamic form of social conflict. This book demonstrates the importance of using sociological tools to understand the changing character of war and organised violence. The author offers an original analysis of the historical and contemporary impact that coercion and warfare have on the transformation of social life, and vice versa. Although war and violence were decisive components in the formation of modernity most analyses tend to shy away from the sociological study of the gory origins of contemporary social life. In contrast, this book brings the study of organised violence to the fore by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
606g
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521731690
SKU
V9780521731690
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About Sinisa Malesevic
Siniša Malešević is Senior Lecturer in the School of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has written and edited many books, chapters and journal articles including Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought (with Mark Haugaard, Cambridge, 2007), Identity as Ideology: Understanding Ethnicity and Nationalism (2006) and The Sociology of Ethnicity (2004).
Reviews for The Sociology of War and Violence
'With its combination of theoretical acumen and historical insights, this book is a significant step forward in the reintegration of war into the sociological canon. Both students and experienced scholars will appreciate Malesevic's perspectives on how war made us who we are.' Miguel A. Centeno, Princeton University 'This is a major contribution, at once a survey of key intellectual fields ... Read more