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Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment
Jeffrey Goldstein
Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment
Jeffrey Goldstein
This collection of essays examines the many facets of violence in contemporary American culture, ranging across literature, film, philosophy, photojournalism and other media. It offers a consideration of why we are drawn to depictions of violence and why there is a market for violent entertainment.
280 pages, 11 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 24, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780195118216 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 154 × 230 × 17 mm · 456 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Goldstein, Jeffrey (Professor of Social Psychology, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utrecht) |
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