HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE - SOME PROBLEMS IN THEORY AND DATA (FROM VIOLENCE IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN SOCIETIES, 1976 BY ARTHUR G NEAL - SEE NCJ-40160)

• NCJ Number: 40163
• Author(s): J Q GRAHAM
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 30 pages
• Corporate Author: Nelson-Hall Publishers
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AUTHOR TRACES THE HISTORICAL USE OF VIOLENCE IN REBELLIONS AND REVOLUTIONS TO GAIN SOME SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE.

Abstract

ALTHOUGH THE WORD 'VIOLENCE' BECAME VERY TRENDY IN THE 1960S, REFLECTING THE SOCIAL TURMOIL OF THE TIMES, VIOLENCE IS NOTHING NEW TO HUMAN SOCIETY, AND HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF IT. FROM THE 1789 FRENCH REVOLUTION THROUGH THE 1905 AND 1917 RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS, VIOLENT UPHEAVALS HAVE PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN BRINGING ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES HOW THE THEORIES OF SOME NOTABLE PHILOSOPHERS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE QUESTION OF VIOLENCE IN SOCIAL CHANGE. REFERENCES ARE LISTED...BS