An edition of Mayhem (1998)

Mayhem

violence as public entertainment

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Sissela Bok, Sissela Bok
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An edition of Mayhem (1998)

Mayhem

violence as public entertainment

First Paperback printing.

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Perseus Book
Language
English
Pages
194

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Subjects

Violence in mass media, Massamedia, Geweld

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Cover of: Mayhem
Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment
April 1, 1999, Basic Books
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Cover of: Mayhem
Mayhem: violence as public entertainment
1999, Perseus Book
in English - First Paperback printing.
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Cover of: Mayhem
Mayhem: violence as public entertainment
1998, Addison-Wesley
in English
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Cover of: Mayhem
Mayhem: Violence As Public Entertainment
April 1998, Perseus Books Group
in English
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Mayhem: violence as public entertainment
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Table of Contents

Introduction
pt.1. The paradox of entertainment violence
Feasts of violence
Recoil and recognition
The thrill of the kill
"But movies are not real"
Transforming violence
pt.2. The impact of media violence
Double takes
Sizing up the effects
Fear
Desensitization
Appetite for more violence
Aggression
pt.3. Censorship
A perceived dilemma
The will to ban and censor
Geneva and the banning of spectacles
Singapore, Asian values, and the Internet
Journalists and media violence
Adult rights, children's needs, and the law
pt.4. Opportunity
Openings for change
Caveat emptor
Media literacy
Collective action
National initiatives
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Edition Notes

"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-181) and index.

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Reading, Mass

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Pagination
x, 194 p. ;
Number of pages
194

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OL15462982M
ISBN 10
0738201456
LCCN
99060029
OCLC/WorldCat
41494075
Library Thing
76810
Goodreads
855751

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No people before or since have so reveled in displays of mortal combat as did the Romans during the last two centuries B.C. and the first three centuries thereafter, nor derived such pleasure from spectacles in which slaves and convicts were exposed to wild beasts and killed in front of cheering spectators.
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