We often talk about violence as if it was a disease - something that infects communities and spreads until it becomes an epidemic. So, what if we treated it that way? Could we slow it down? Could we even find a cure?
Rather than seeing violence as a question of morality, psychology, or the law, epidemiologist Dr Gary Slutkin shows us that both practically and scientifically, it is a contagious disease. Drawing on over forty years of experience in public health in dozens of countries across the world, Dr Slutkin unveils the insidious way violence works on our bodies and brains - from exposure to contagion to epidemic - and how we can break the cycle of trauma by interrupting the spread. Through moving stories of people and communities worldwide in which he has drastically reduced violence, he shows the extent to which violence has shaped modern global society-and, astonishingly, how it can be cured.
The End of Violence provides an immediately actionable framework to protect individuals and communities, stopping the spread before it becomes endemic. Incisive, far-reaching, and ultimately hopeful, The End of Violence is essential reading that challenges the idea that violence is inevitable and points the way to a more peaceful world.
