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The End of Violence
  • Published: 21 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781911709138
  • Imprint: Torva
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $36.99

The End of Violence

A Prescription for a Peaceful Society

  • Gary Slutkin
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21 Apr 2026
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16 Apr 2026
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23 Apr 2026
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23 May 2026
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We often talk about violence as if it was a disease - something that infects communities and spreads until it becomes an epidemic. So, what if we treated it that way? Could we slow it down? Could we even find a cure?

Drawing on decades fighting infectious disease as Director of Intervention at the World Health Organization, Dr Gary Slutkin reveals how violence behaves like other epidemics – spreading through exposure and social transmission, but also responsive to proven methods of interruption and prevention. By treating violence as a contagious illness rather than a moral failing, he reveals how people around the world have begun to heal themselves and their communities.

This essential book unveils the insidious way violence works on our bodies and brains – from exposure to contagion to epidemic – and shows how we can break the cycle of trauma by interrupting the spread. Incisive, far-reaching and ultimately hopeful, The End of Violence challenges the idea that violence is inevitable and points the way to a more peaceful world.
  • Published: 21 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9781911709138
  • Imprint: Torva
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $36.99
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Praise for The End of Violence

Gary Slutkin is one of the most important thinkers and activists in the vital effort to understand and reduce violent crime.

Steven Pinker

Dr. Slutkin leads us down an entirely new path to a world beyond violence. This is an inspiring journey that leads us to see problems in a new light, and to tackle them in new ways.

Nicholas Kristof, Two- time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist

Dr. Slutkin can predict violence and see it move from one person to another, like a contagion. And like disease transmission, he shows violence can be interrupted, and potentially cured. He gives hope to what has always felt like a hopeless issue.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital, Chief Medical Correspondent For CNN

No more pressing challenge faces us today than the epidemic of violence. Surprisingly, there is a cure. In this all-important book, epidemiologist Gary Slutkin brings 25 years of deep experience and knowledge to show us how we can use the paradigm of public health to cure the world of this deadly epidemic. This book could not be more relevant or useful.

William Ury, New York Times bestselling Author of Getting to Yes, Co-founder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation and the International Negotiation Network with Jimmy Carter

Dr. Slutkin is revolutionizing the field entirely. This book does more than explain his discovery that violence is a communicable disease—it also offers extremely practical applications. The world needs this book now to change the tide of violence and build a world of peace.

Rima Salah, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations

The End of Violence is a visionary work. A must-read, not only for practitioners but also for everyday people who care about their families, their futures, and those around them.

Dr. Susan L. Bissell, Founding Director, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, former Global Chief, Child Protection, UNICEF
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