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Fairless, Daemon, 1974-
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Violence in men.
Men -- Psychology.
Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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Fairless, Daemon, 1974-
Violence in men.
Men -- Psychology.
Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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Mad blood stirring : the inner lives of violent men /
Daemon
Fairless
.
by
Fairless
,
Daemon
,
1974-
Random House of Canada, 2017.
Call #:
616.8582 F172m
Subjects
Violence in men.
Men -- Psychology.
Violence -- Psychological aspects.
URL856
Daemon Fairless discusses this book on the CBC Radio website.
ISBN:
9780345812926 (pbk.)
9780735276000 (hc.)
Description:
388 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
With a rare clarity and fearless honesty, journalist
Daemon
Fairless
tackles the horrors and compulsions of male violence from the perspective of someone who struggles with violent impulses himself. A man, no matter how civilized, is still an animal - and sometimes a dangerous one. Men are responsible for the lion's share of assault, rape, murder and warfare. Conventional wisdom chalks this up to socialization, that men are taught to be violent. And they are. But there's more to it. Violence is a dangerous desire - a set of powerful and inherent emotions we are loath to own up to. There remains a hidden geography to male violence - an inner ecosystem of rage, dominance, blood lust, insecurity, and bravado. This is
Daemon
Fairless
's first-person travelogue through this territory as he seeks to understand the inner lives of violent men.
Daemon
Fairless
has worked as a producer on CBC Radio's As It Happens. He lives in Toronto.
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