L’effetto Lucifero. Cattivi si diventa?
Cosa fa s che i buoni diventino cattivi? Philip Zimbardo, noto come l’ideatore dell’Esperimento carcerario di Stanford, racconta qui la storia di questo studio. A … Read more
Violence in Society
Forgotten Genocides: Oblivion, Denial, and Memory
Unlike the Holocaust, Rwanda, Cambodia, or Armenia, scant attention has been paid to the human tragedies analyzed in this book. From German Southwest Africa (now … Read more
Gender, Bullying, and Harassment: Strategies to End Sexism and Homophobia in Schools
While there have been countless studies of bullying and harassment in schools, none have examined the key gender issues related to these behaviors. In her … Read more
Sticks, stones, and broken bones: Neolithic violence in a European perspective
Sticks, Stones, and Broken Bones: Neolithic Violence in a European Perspectivepresents an up-to-date overview of the evidence for violent injuries on human skeletons of the … Read more
The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined
If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be thisthe most inspiring book Ive ever read. Bill Gates (May, 2017) A … Read more
Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching lethal, extralegal group violence to … Read more
At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America
None Winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary account of lynching in America, by acclaimed civil rights historian Philip Dray, … Read more
The Female Fear: The Social Cost of Rape
The authors examine the female fear of rape, probe the myths and realities of rape and society’s response, and explore strategies women have developed to … Read more
Black Vanguards and Black Gangsters: From Seeds of Discontent to a Declaration of War
Examines the extent to which black gangsterism is a product of civil rights gains, community transition, black flight, social activism, and failed grassroots social movement … Read more
Guys Like Me: Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace
None Over the last few decades, as the United States has become embroiled in foreign war after foreign war, some of the most vocal activists … Read more
Wars, Insurgencies, and Terrorist Attacks: A Psychological Perspective From the Muslim World
None Most wars, insurgencies and terrorist attacks are in the Muslim World. This is not a coincidence; understanding this phenomenon in its political and psychosocial … Read more