Violence, Inequality, and Human Freedom

Violence: The Enduring Problem, by Alex Alvarez and Ronet Bachman *Paper, Sage 2007, $52.95, 360 pg. (9781412916851), 124 PA, 75 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 -- Fall 2011: 1120 new units (714 used) *Focuses on violent crime, less discussion of international or structural violence. Violence and Society, edited by Matthew Silberman *Paper, Prentice Hall, 2002, $82.80, 364 pg. (9780130967732), 27 PA, 57 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 -- Fall 2011: 272 new units (214 used) *A reader that looks at many kinds of violence. Criminal Violence: Patterns, Causes, and Prevention, by Marc Riedel and Wayne Welch *2nd edition, Paper, Oxford, 2007, $49.95, 400 pg (9780195332483), 61 PA, 174 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 -- Fall 2011: 1654 new units (1086 used) *3rd edition, Oxford, 2011, $54.95, 384 pg., (978-0199738786). Pubtrack Fall 2010 -- Fall 2011: 507 new units (153 used) *Only discusses criminal violence, not the full range of individual and structural violence that our book includes. Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding, by Gregg Barak *Paper, Sage, 2003, $69.9 5, 360 pg (9780761926962), 116 PA, 145 BS, Pubtrack Spring & Summer 2007 -- Fall 2011: 276 new units (336 used) *We are publishing a second edition of this book in spring 2013. Promote together?