Martha J. Reineke

How Violence Works

Philosophy

“This guide to René Girard for ‘newbies’ sets a conversational tone from its first pages. Whether you settle in with this book over a morning cup of Joe or select it from your nightstand, your curiosity about big topics in human life—love, war, envy, and violence—will be rewarded. How Violence Works explains how desire in human life leads to conflict and violence but also is capable of producing good. Offering examples from daily life, popular culture, and well-known works of literature, the book invites you to think more deeply about your own life in order to replace envy and rivalry with compassionate relationships. A timely and welcome contribution to books about mimetic theory.”