Violence and abuse in society : understanding a global crisis / Angela Browne-Miller, editor. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2012. - 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Fundamentals, effects, and extremes -- v. 2. Setting, age, gender, and other key contexts -- v. 3. Psychological, ritual, sexual, and trafficking issues -- v. 4. Faces of intimate partner violence.

"Suitable for professionals, students, and lay readers alike, this book provides an immensely informative, profoundly moving, and remarkably comprehensive look at the range and nature of violence and abuse by and of humans today"--

9780313382765 9780313382772

2012017251


Violence--Case studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.

HM886 / .V5592 2012

363.32