“How do we conceptualize violence in our world?” asks the renowned sociologist Michel Wieviorka in his latest treatise.  In an exhaustive look at existing paradigms in the realms of sociology, psychology, anthropology, history and political science, Wieviorka presents us with an ensemble of new analytical tools with which to approach the concept of violence.  He insists that we must learn to recognize the different ways violence is experienced by individuals, groups and societies.  We must learn to look beyond traditional approaches to violence: the idea that violence is a necessary evil for social evolution and, conversely, the idea that violence only serves to stunt social progress.  Instead, Wieviorka proposes, we must expand the thinking to consider the role subjectivity plays both at an individual and societal level.