Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-253) and indexes.
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The appeal of violent sports / Allen Guttmann -- Death takes a holiday, sort of / Vicki Goldberg -- Immortal Kombat: war toys and violent video games / Jeffrey Goldstein -- "Violent delights" in children's literature / Maria Tatar -- Children's attraction to violent television programming / Joanne Cantor -- "A test for the individual viewer": Bonnie and Clyde's violent reception / J. Hoberman -- When screen violence is not attractive / Clark McCauley -- The presence of violence in religion / Maurice Bloch -- The psychology of the appeal of portrayals of violence / Dolf Zillmann -- Why we watch / Jeffrey Goldstein.
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Examines why there is a large market for violent entertainment in many widely varied aspects of American culture, including film, television, literature, video games, children's toys, and sports.