Violence in Society
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Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence
$27.50 Add to cartWhat if everything we understood about gun violence was wrong?
In 2007, economist Jens Ludwig moved to the South Side of Chicago to research two big questions: Why does gun violence happen, and is t- Author: Ludwig, Jens
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0226828131
- Language: English
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The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction–And How to Overcome It
$30.00 Read moreIn this definitive book on revenge, psychiatry researcher James Kimmel, Jr. exposes the unseen neurobiological cause of violence–a compulsive desire for retribution–and offers a profound new underst… [more below]
- Author: Kimmel, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0593796519
- Language: English
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Peace in the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence
$23.99 Add to cartPeace In the Hood evokes the reality of gangland warfare but also acknowledges the possibility of peace. Written by Basheer, a pioneer of the interventionist movement, it documents the lessons he lear… [more below]
- Author: Basheer, Aquil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 15 2014
- ISBN10: 089793704X
- Language: English
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They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Forcing Nonviolence on Forgetful Movements
$19.95 Add to cart‘This striking book reveals collective memories of freedom struggles, despite attempts to distort or steal our inheritance‘ – Joy James, editor of Beyond Cop Cites
‘As more and more people are mobili
- Author: Gelderloos, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0745349773
- Language: English
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The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence
$32.00 Add to cart“Schwartzstein’s vignettes of each troubled region are vibrantly narrated as he encounters indignant locals and has run-ins with menacing state security officials attempting to block his investigation… [more below]
- Author: Schwartzstein, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1642833010
- Language: English
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The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Famous & Infamous Criminals: (True Crime Cases for True Crime Addicts)
$18.99 Read moreAs with the previous anthologies in The Best New True Crime Stories series, this volume will contain original nonfiction accounts from international writers across the literary spectrum, including tru
- Series: Best New True Crime Stories
- Author: Szereto, Mitzi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1684811244
- Language: English
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In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong
$19.99 Read more“Makes for compelling reading in America today.”–New York Times Book Review.
“I want to try and understand why so many people commit crimes in the name of identity,” writes Amin Maalouf. Identity is- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1611453240
- Language: English
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I’ve Got Your Back: The Indispensable Guide to Stopping Harassment When You See It
$19.99 Read moreFrom Jorge Arteaga and Emily May, the cofounders of Right to Be, I’ve Got Your Back is an accessible and engaging step-by-step instructional guide to safe and effective bystander intervention.
Bystan… [more below]- Author: Arteaga, Jorge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1419762168
- Language: English
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Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
$20.00 Read more“Why We Fight reflects Blattman’s expertise in economics, political science, and history… Blattman is a great storyteller, with important insights for us all.” –Richard H. Thaler, winner of the Nob… [more below]
- Author: Blattman, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1984881590
- Language: English
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The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence
$32.00 Add to cart“Schwartzstein’s vignettes of each troubled region are vibrantly narrated as he encounters indignant locals and has run-ins with menacing state security officials attempting to block his investigation… [more below]
- Author: Schwartzstein, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1642833010
- Language: English
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Riot on Greenwood: The Total Destruction of Black Wall Street
$24.95 Add to cartHere is an in-depth account of the worst riot in U.S. history, the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, assembled by one of Tulsa’s most important oral historians and community activists. “Using her breadth of kn
- Author: Gates, Eddie Faye
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1571688188
- Language: English
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The Soweto Uprising
$16.95 Add to cartThe Soweto uprising was a true turning point in South Africa’s history. Even to contemporaries, it seemed to mark the beginning of the end of apartheid. This compelling book examines both the underlyi
- Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa
- Author: Nieftagodien, Noor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: December 08 2014
- ISBN10: 0821421549
- Language: English
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Gang Violence Is by Design
$24.99 Add to cartThere is a myriad of ideological beliefs and copious opinions presented today on the topic of gangs. Many questions have arisen on its origin, and some have even queried whether it is by design. In th… [more below]
- Author: Bean, Leroy G. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 9798989163823
- Language: English
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Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology
$25.95 Add to cartThe editors and contributors to Color of Violence ask: What would it take to end violence against women of color? Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and p… [more below]
- Author: Incite! Women of Color Against Violence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0822362953
- Language: English
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A Peculiar Indifference: The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America
$17.99 Add to cartNamed a best book of 2020 by the New York Times and Kirkus Reviews
“A smart, timely, deeply disturbing and essential book by a veteran scholar and leading expert on the criminal legal system. . . . Th- Author: Currie, Elliott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1250798493
- Language: English
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How To Talk About Guns with Anyone
$19.99 Add to cartArm Yourself with the Facts: How to Talk About Guns in America
Firearms-related incidents kill more than 45,000 people in the US every year and are the leading cause of death for US children and adoles
- Author: Schweit, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: May 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1947635581
- Language: English
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Revolutionary Nonviolence: Organizing for Freedom
$19.95 Add to cartA persuasive account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining effective social movements.
Despite the rich history of nonviolent philosophy, m- Author: Lawson, James M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0520387848
- Language: English
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Parkland: Birth of a Movement
$19.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller
“A moving petition to America that it not look away from the catastrophes at Columbine, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and, yes, Parkland. It succeeds as an in-depth re
- Author: Cullen, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0062882961
- Language: English
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On Violence and on Violence Against Women
$20.00 Add to cartA blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic.
Why has violence, and especially violence against women, become so much more prominent and visibl- Author: Rose, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1250849373
- Language: English
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Children Under Fire: An American Crisis
$17.99 Add to cartLonglisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction * Winner of the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice
Based on the acclaimed series–a finalist for the Pulitz
- Author: Cox, John Woodrow
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0062883941
- Language: English
