Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. The Micro-sociology of Violent Confrontations 1
6. PART ONE. The Dirty Secrets of Violence
7. 2. Confrontational Tension and Incompetent Violence 39
8. 3. Forward Panic 83
9. 4. Attacking the Weak: I. Domestic Abuse 134
10. 5. Attacking the Weak: II. Bullying, Mugging, and Holdups 156
11. PART TWO. Cleaned-up and Staged Violence
12. 6. Staging Fair Fights 193
13. 7. Violence as Fun and Entertainment 242
14. 8. Sports Violence 282
15. PART TREE. Dynamics and Structure of Violent Situations
16. 9. How Fights Start, or Not 337
17. 10. The Violent Few 370
18. 11. Violence as Dominance in Emotional Attention Space 413
19. 12. Epilogue: Practical Conclusions 463
20. Notes 467
21. References 527
22. Index 555