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Whitmer, Barbara, 1959-

The violence mythos / Barbara Whitmer. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1997. - 1 online resource (xiv, 304 pages) : illustrations. - SUNY series, the margins of literature . - SUNY series, the margins of literature. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

The violence question: what is it? -- Violence and legitimation -- Myth and war -- Freud and the aggressive impulse -- Girard and the trauma victim -- Derrida and the heroic arche -- Restoration and trust -- Attachment and actualization -- Technology and interactivity.

Access to Internet version restricted to York University faculty, staff and students.

ISBN: 0585062307 9780585062303

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Violence--History.
Violence in popular culture.
Violence--Psychological aspects.
Violence--Aspect social.
Violence dans la culture populaire.
Violence--Aspect psychologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Violence in Society.
Violence in popular culture.
Violence.
Violence--Psychological aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HM283 / .W55 1997eb

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6/09

National Agricultural Library Call No.: HM283 / .W55 1997eb