Pieter Spierenburg

This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected. Meer

Has violence changed over the centuries? Has it always held the same meanings for us?

Will it always be a given in society?

Taking the sociocultural long view, Violence in Europe analyzes the prevalence and role of violence – from street crime to terrorist attacks, homicide to genocide – in the evolution of human and national behaviour. Meer