Public Violence in Canada, 1867-1982
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- May 1988
- Category
- General, Violence in Society
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773561793
- Publish Date
- May 1988
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
Judy Torrance introduces the concept of public violence to denote acts widely considered to be violent and of importance to society. Public violence differs from related concepts like political violence in explicitly recognizing that the subject matter is socially constructed.
About the author
Judy Torrance is an independent scholar living in Ottawa.
Editorial Reviews
"In Canadian history there is less violence than in the US, yet one result of this book is a severe debunking of the myth of Canada as a 'peaceable kingdom'" A.K. Davis, Choice