The Violent Underpinnings of American LifeA damning examination of how violence serves to maintain social order and elite power in the United States The Violent Underpinnings of American Life boldly asserts that violencefar from going against American idealsis as American as apple pie, central to the countrys social order and the dominance of its most powerful groups. Drawing from extensive research and analysis of key social, political, and cultural events, Liam Downey investigates the