Framing Excessive Violence: Discourse and Dynamics

Ziegler, Daniel; Gerster, Marco; Krämer, Steffen

This book explores the dynamics of excessive violence, using a broad range of interdisciplinary case studies. It highlights that excessive violence depends on various contingencies and is not always the outcome of rational decision making. The contributors also analyse the discursive framing of acts of excessive violence.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-10-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137514424

DOI: 10.1057/9781137514431

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 263