| Description |
ix, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The phenomenon of violence / David Riches --Insurrections in Spain / John Corbin -- "Le Mal Court" / Elisabeth Copet-Rougier -- The ritual use of violence / Suzette Heald -- Images of cannibalism, death, and domination in a "non-violent" society /Joanna Overing -- The beauty of violence / Brian Moeran -- Honour, integrity, and the problem of violence in the Spanish bullfight / Garry Marvin --Fighting in an Australian Aboriginal supercamp / David McKnight -- "Casuals," "terrace crews" and "fighting firms" / Eric Dunning, Patrick Murphy, and John Williams -- Violence in rural Northern Ireland /Graham McFarlane -- Violence and will / David Parkin |
| Analysis |
Violence - Anthropological perspectives |
| Notes |
Selected papers from a conference on "Violence as a Social Institution" held in St. Andrews, Scotland, in January, 1985 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Violence -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses.
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Violence -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Violence.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Riches, David.
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| LC no. |
86011755 |
| ISBN |
0631147888 |
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