The killing compartments: the mentality of mass murder

The twentieth century was among the bloodiest in the history of humanity. Untold millions were slaughtered. How people are enrolled in the service of evil is a question that continues to bedevil. In this trenchant book, Abram de Swaan offers a taxonomy of mass violence that focuses on the rank-and-f...

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Main Author: Swaan, Abram de 1942- (Author)
Corporate Author: Yale University Press
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven London Yale University Press [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 7400
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Keywords:
State-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism > Psychological aspects
Mass Murder
Mass Murder > Psychological aspects
Mass murderers > Psychology
Massenmord > Täter > Rekrutierung > Psychologie
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Summary:The twentieth century was among the bloodiest in the history of humanity. Untold millions were slaughtered. How people are enrolled in the service of evil is a question that continues to bedevil. In this trenchant book, Abram de Swaan offers a taxonomy of mass violence that focuses on the rank-and-file perpetrators, examining how murderous regimes recruit them and create what De Swaan calls the "killing compartments" that make possible the worst abominations without apparent moral misgiving, without a sense of personal responsibility, and, above all, without pity.--Provided by publisher
The twentieth century was among the bloodiest in the history of humanity. Untold millions were slaughtered. How people are enrolled in the service of evil is a question that continues to bedevil. In this trenchant book, Abram de Swaan offers a taxonomy of mass violence that focuses on the rank-and-file perpetrators, examining how murderous regimes recruit them and create what De Swaan calls the "killing compartments" that make possible the worst abominations without apparent moral misgiving, without a sense of personal responsibility, and, above all, without pity.--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 297-314 und Index
Physical Description:xi, 332 Seiten
ISBN:0300208723
9780300208726