BOOK SUMMARY OF VIOLENCE : IMPACT AND INTERVENTION
Violence takes many forms and is understood differently in different countries
and among different cultures. There are wars between nations for expansion of
territory and for the control of natural resources. There are wars within
nations. Violence is engineered by state against its citizens and instigated by
religious denominations. There is violence perpetuated by the ideologies of
racism, sexism, and classism. Violence knows no boundaries and is widely
prevalent and pervasive in all spheres of life. It appears across class, caste,
ethnicity and race, and across age, religion, culture, location, and profession.
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