1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996393782203316

Autore

Foxe John <1516-1587.>

Titolo

Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the church [[electronic resource] ] : with an universal history of the same : wherein is set forth at large, the whole race and course of the church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practiced by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland : now again, as it was recognized, perused, and recommended to the studious reader / / by the author, Mr. John Fox ; whereunto are annexed certain additions of like persecutions which have happened in these later times ; to which also is added the life of the author both in Latine and English

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1684

Edizione

[The ninth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

3 v. ([123], 895 p., 4 leaves of plates (1 folded); [2], 551, 131 p., 1 leaf of plates; [2], 959, [44] p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SturtJohn <1658-1730.>

Soggetti

Church history

Persecution - History

Christian martyrs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A table of tables" [i.e. index]: prelim. p. [60]-[68]; "table" v. 3 p. [1]-[44] at end.

Vols. 2-3 have title: The second [-third] volume of the ecclesiastical history : containing the acts and monuments of martyrs ...

Frontispiece port. engrraved by John Sturt.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957623203321

Titolo

Understanding and preventing violence / / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Roth, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993

ISBN

1-283-37652-0

0-309-59042-6

9786613376527

0-585-04717-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 464 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ReissAlbert J., Jr.,  <1922-2006.>

RothJeffrey A. <1945->

Disciplina

303.6

Soggetti

Violence - United States

Violence - United States - Prevention

Violent crimes - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, Committee on Law and Justice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Violent human behavior -- pt. 2. Understanding violence -- pt. 3. Harnessing understanding to improve control.

Sommario/riassunto

Offering a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and preventing interpersonal violence and its consequences, this volume provides the most complete, up-to-date information available about how much violence occurs in America, how different processes--biological, psychosocial, situational, and social--interact to determine violence levels, what preventive strategies are suggested by our current knowledge of violence, and the most critical research needs in this area.