Is violence natural, unnatural, or rational?

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Author/s: Felson, Richard B (RB);

Affiliation: Department of Sociology and Crime Law and Justice, Pennsylvaia State University, PA, USA. rbf7(-atsign-)psu.edu

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Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: The British journal of sociology (Br J Sociol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 60 (issue 3) : pp 577-85; author reply 595-601

Dates: Created 2009/08/25; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19703176, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: Br J Sociol. 2009 Sep;60(3):566-76. (PMID: 19703175)

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