This revised paperback edition features a new prologue and updated citations. The book extends the theoretical approach of Black's classic BEHAVIOR OF LAW (Academic Press, 1976) to a dramatically larger universe: the handling of conflict across societies and history. It also introduces and illustrates Black's"pure sociology,"a new theoretical paradigm applicable to human behavior of every kind.<br><br>Key Features<br>* Provides current sociological theory on largely unexplored topics such as vengeance, discipline, avoidance, pacification, negotiation and toleration<br>Contains new concepts and typologies applicable to partisan and nonpartisan forms of conflict management<br>* Illustrates modern theoretical perspectives on:<br>* Crime as self-help<br>* The broadening liability of organizations<br>* Social control of the self<br>* The behavior of third parties<br>* Partisanship as social gravitation<br>* Moralism as social repulsion