Many forms of, and aspects of, violence and abuse outside of war settings are discussed. Revealing, stirring, at times wrenching, this collection tells it like it is, and also contributed models and perspectives on what to do about all this today, everywhere. VIOLENCE AND ABUSE IN SOCIETY: UNDERSTANDING A GLOBAL CRISIS. Volume 1: Fundamentals, Effects, and Extremes. Volume 2: Setting, Age, Gender, and Other Key Contexts.  Volume 3: Psychological, Ritual, Sexual, and Trafficking Issues. Volume 4; Faces of Intimate Partner Violence.