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Record Nr.

UNINA9910169195003321

Autore

Larkin Ralph W. <1940->

Titolo

Comprehending Columbine / / Ralph W. Larkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2007

ISBN

9786611093730

9781281093738

1281093734

9781592134922

1592134920

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.) : illustrations

Disciplina

373.17/820978882

Soggetti

School violence - Colorado

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents ; 1. Armageddon (well, almost) ; 2. God's country ; 3. Cultural wars at Columbine ; 4. The peer structure of columbine high ; 5. The other Columbine ; 6. Eric and Dylan ; 7. From Oklahoma City to Columbine ; 8. Dead celebrities ; 9. Give peace a chance; methodological appendix ; notes ; references ;  index

Sommario/riassunto

On April 20, 1999, two Colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School. That day, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve fellow students and a teacher, as well as wounding twenty-four other people, before they killed themselves. Although there have been other books written about the tragedy, this is the first serious, impartial investigation into the cultural, environmental, and psychological causes of the massacre.Based on first-hand interviews and a thorough reading of the relevant literature, Ralph Larkin examines the complex of factors that led the two youn