Assassination generation : video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing / Lt. Col. Dave Gr...
Assassination generation : video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing / Lt. Col. Dave Gr...
Assassination generation : video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing / Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, and Kristine Paulsen, with Katie Miserany.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/4906
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
264 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
It's worse than it looks : the case against the media -- Guns, drugs, and denial : common excuses for the virus of violence -- The human brain on violence : how violent video games warp the mind -- The gangbanger's trainer : how video games train kids to kill -- Fiction or reality? : true crimes and...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The author of the landmark work On Killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicide--and what we must do about it. Paducah, Kentucky, 1997: a 14-year-old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle at his school. Littleton, Colorado, 1999: two high school seniors kill a teacher, twelve other students, and then the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Assassination generation : video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing / Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, and Kristine Paulsen, with Katie Miserany.
Portion of title
Video games, aggression, and the psychology of killing
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
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G 2016/4906
Record Identifier
74VKVvQ74ZxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVvQ74ZxZ
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ISBN
0316265934 (hardcover)
9780316265935 (hardcover)
DDC
794.8019
MMS ID
991024039016602626
