Description:
Revenge: On the Dynamics of a Frightening Urge and its Taming, is a comprehensive study of the revenge motif as well as of what can be done to tame consequences of revengeful actions and find alternatives to taking these actions in the first place.
Review Quotes: "Inspired by research conducted in the wake of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, this volume on the general psychology of revenge examines personal, community, and societal constructs of revenge and explores strategies of reconciliation as practiced in personal and social contexts. Topics discussed include the psychology of the revenge spiral, large groups, ideologies and political systems, revenge in everyday life, gender perspectives on revenge, refraining from revenge and surviving psychic trauma, and restoration and reconciliation."-- (04/01/2012)