Violence
Reflections on a National Epidemic
by James Gilligan
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Drawing on firsthand experience as a prison psychiatrist, his own family history, and literature, Gilligan unveils the motives of men who commit horrifying crimes, men who will not only kill others but destroy themselves rather than suffer a loss of self-respect. With devastating clarity, Gilligan traces the role that shame plays in the etiology of murder and explains why our present penal system only exacerbates it. Brilliantly argued, harrowing in its portraits of the walking dead, Violence should be read by anyone concerned with this national epidemic and its widespread consequences.
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Fiction / General, Social Science / Criminology, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Violence in Society, Violence, Violence - Prevention, Violence - Psychological aspects, Violence/ Prevention, Violence/ Psychological aspects, Prevention, Psychological aspects, Violence, psychological aspects, Prévention de la violence, Aspect psychologique, Meurtre, Étiologie, Criminel violent, Motivation, Prevention & control, PsychologyShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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Violence
2011, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Violence: reflections on our deadliest epidemic
2000, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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1853028428 9781853028427
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Violence: reflections on a western epidemic
1999, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic
April 29, 1997, Vintage
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0679779124 9780679779124
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Violence: reflections on a national epidemic
1997, Vintage Books
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Violence: Our Deadly Epidemic and Its Causes
February 1996, Diane Pub Co
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0756764718 9780756764715
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