{"product_id":"the-hidden-structure-of-violence-9781583675441","title":"The Hidden Structure of Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eActs of violence assume many forms: they may travel by\u003cbr\u003ethe arc of a guided missile or in the language of an economic policy, and they\u003cbr\u003emay leave behind a smoldering village or a starved child. The all-pervasiveness\u003cbr\u003eof violence makes it seem like an unavoidable, and ultimately incomprehensible,\u003cbr\u003easpect of the modern world. But, in this detailed and expansive book, Marc Pilisuk and Jen Rountree demonstrate\u003cbr\u003eotherwise. Widespread violence, they argue, is in fact an expression of the\u003cbr\u003eunderlying social order, and whether it is carried out by military forces or by\u003cbr\u003epatterns of investment, the aim is to strengthen that order for the benefit of\u003cbr\u003ethe powerful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hidden\u003cbr\u003eStructure of Violence marshals vast amounts of evidence to examine the\u003cbr\u003ecosts of direct violence, including military preparedness and the social\u003cbr\u003ereverberations of war, alongside the costs of structural violence, expressed as\u003cbr\u003epoverty and chronic illness. It also documents the relatively small number of\u003cbr\u003epeople and corporations responsible for facilitating the violent status quo,\u003cbr\u003ewhether by setting the range of permissible discussion or benefiting directly as\u003cbr\u003efinanciers and manufacturers. The result is a stunning indictment of our\u003cbr\u003eviolent world and a powerful critique of the ways through which violence is\u003cbr\u003ereproduced on a daily basis, whether at the highest levels of the state or in\u003cbr\u003ethe deepest recesses of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marc Pilisuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089941868795,"sku":"9781583675441","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_02aae7fd-bea6-4312-b7ae-1f586278fe3f.jpg?v=1770443669","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-hidden-structure-of-violence-9781583675441","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}