Death and Violence on the Reservation: Homicide, Family Violence, and Suicide in American Indian Populations

by Ronet D. Bachman

This volume is the first major attempt to systematically examine the etiology of violence in American Indian communities. Using fieldwork as well as quantitative and qualitative research, Bachman first presents an overview of American Indians from historical and contemporary perspectives, before she focuses specifically on violence and its causes. Homicide, suicide, and family violence are analyzed in depth, and the destructive impacts of alcohol...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865690154
• ISBN13: 9780865690158
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"