Violence in Europe: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Violence: Reflections About a Word....Pages 13-25
Violence as an Essentially Contested Concept....Pages 27-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Homicide in Scandinavia: Long-Term Trends and Their Interpretations....Pages 43-64
Violence in France’s Past: An Anthropological Approach....Pages 65-78
The Fall and Rise of Homicide in Ireland....Pages 79-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Violence in Present-Day France: Data and Sociological Analysis....Pages 95-113
From Old Threats to Enigmatic Enemies: The Evolution of European Policies from Low Intensity Violence to Homegrown Terrorism....Pages 115-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
The Language of Violence: Symbolic Body Parts in Marital Conflicts in Early Modern France....Pages 141-159
Negotiating Violence and Gender: Security and the Night Time Economy in the UK....Pages 161-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Violence and War: Measuring Homicide in Belgium (1900–1950)....Pages 177-204
Democratization and Violence: European and International Perspectives....Pages 205-225
Violence and Violence-Control in Long-Term Perspective: ‘Testing’ Elias in Relation to War, Genocide, Crime, Punishment and Sport....Pages 227-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-256