Bloody Revenge: Emotions, Nationalism, And War - Hardcover

Scheff, Thomas

9780813319087: Bloody Revenge: Emotions, Nationalism, And War

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813319080 ISBN 13: 9780813319087

Publisher: Routledge, 1994

As violence erupts in endless cycles and old grievances re-emerge throughout the world, we are challenged to examine the underpinnings of protracted conflict. This work argues that the roots of such conflict lie in unacknowledged feelings of shame and rage, and that these emotions come into play when the social bond is damaged, leading to alienation and a spiral of destructive conflict. According to the author, it is by recognizing the emotional source of conflict and repairing the broken bond that peace is made possible.

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About the Author:

Thomas J. Scheff is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is former chairperson of the section on the Sociology of Emotions, the American Sociological Association, and past president of the Pacific Sociological Association. Scheff is the author of Being Mentally Ill and many other books and articles. His current studies concern solidarity-alienation, conflict and emotions.

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