The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence: why "normal" people come to commit atrocities

Historical background of massacre : the crusades and the concept of "holy war" to rationalize violence -- 20th century genocides : focused extinction of a people versus extreme aggression as an instrument of control -- Genocide : Armenia, the Holomodor, Cambodia , Rwanda, the killing field...

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Autor principal: Dutton, Donald G. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Praeger Security International 2007
En:Año: 2007
Edición:1. publ.
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Genocide > Psychological aspects
Social Psychology
Sozialpsychologie
Violence
Völkermord
Völkermord > Massenmord > Sozialpsychologie
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Sumario:Historical background of massacre : the crusades and the concept of "holy war" to rationalize violence -- 20th century genocides : focused extinction of a people versus extreme aggression as an instrument of control -- Genocide : Armenia, the Holomodor, Cambodia , Rwanda, the killing fields Bosnia -- The Holocaust -- Massacres : the rape of Nanking , My Lai, El Mozote, and Sand Creek -- Lynchings -- Prison riots -- Societal transitions -- Individual transitions to evil -- Forensics of war -- Individual differences in susceptibility to transition
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-190) and index
Descripción Física:XII, 199 S. 25 cm
ISBN:0275990001
9780275990008