Theorizing in Jurassic Park: A reply to Gerd Schwerhoff

Gerd Schwerhoff has reacted to my article in the 2001/2 issue with a text almost as long as mine. Yet, my response should and can be brief. His abstract begins with the opposite answer to the question I posed: no, the combination of violence and the civilizing process does not work. However, Schwer...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs,
Autor Principal: Spierenburg, Pieter
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Acceso en liña:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Gerd Schwerhoff has reacted to my article in the 2001/2 issue with a text almost as long as mine. Yet, my response should and can be brief. His abstract begins with the opposite answer to the question I posed: no, the combination of violence and the civilizing process does not work. However, Schwerhoff’s arguments, as far as I understand them, and the historical data, suggestive statements and comments on the work of several other scholars he provides fail to add up to a convincing plea for ...