Marita Husso PhD, Docent, University lecturer (tenure), Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Tuija Virkki PhD, Docent, University lecturer, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Marianne Notko PhD, postdoctoral researcher, Family Research Centre, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Helena Hirvonen PhD. lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Finland. Jari Eilola PhD, Docent, Academy Research Fellow, Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
This wide-ranging collection shows the range of forms of interpersonal violence, bringing together chapters that are diverse - geographically (e.g. Finland, Japan, Namibia, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Tanzania, Turkey), historically (from 17th Century to the present), and methodologically (e.g. socio-legal studies, victimology, studies of representations). The approach across chapters is broadly sociological, using historical, spatial, intersectional, and institutional analyses, with the concluding chapter presenting a synthesis within a Bourdieusian framework. Jeff Hearn, OErebro University, Sweden; Hanken School of Economics, Finland; University of Huddersfield, UK; author of The Violences of Men This book fills a major gap in the current literature by providing a comprehensive view of interpersonal violence in human society across times and spaces. In addition to scrutinizing violence against women, children and men in different cultures and contexts, the book builds a theory of the intersectional and institutional factors behind interpersonal violence. Professor Pertti Alasuutari, University of Tampere, Finland. Few academics have achieved such a diverse connection between different theories. Interpersonal Violence is a welcome addition to the canon of social science. Ilan Cerna-Turoff, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK