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Titolo |
Explaining the breakdown of ethnic relations [[electronic resource] ] : why neighbors kill / / edited by Victoria M. Esses and Richard A. Vernon |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub. Ltd., 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-00771-8 |
9786612007712 |
1-4051-7058-1 |
1-4443-0305-8 |
1-4443-0306-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Social issues and interventions |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EssesVictoria M |
VernonRichard <1945-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnic conflict |
Social conflict |
Violence |
Intergroup relations |
Ethnic relations |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why neighbors kill : an overview / Richard A. Vernon and Victoria M. Esses -- Individual factors -- Extreme harmdoing : a view from the social psychology of justice / Carolyn L. Hafer, James M. Olson, and Alexandra A. Peterson -- On the nature of contemporary prejudice : from subtle bias to severe consequences / John F. Dovidio, Adam R. Pearson, Samuel L. Gaertner, and Gordon Hodson -- Why neighbors kill : prior intergroup contact and killing of ethnic outgroup neighbors / Miles Hewstone, Nicole Tausch, Alberto Voci, Jared Kenworthy, Joanne Hughes, and Ed Cairns -- Why neighbors don't stop the killing : the role of group-based schadenfreude / Russell Spears and Colin Wayne Leach -- Societal factors -- When neighbors blame neighbors : scapegoating and the breakdown of ethnic relations / Peter Glick -- |
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The influence of the threatening transitional context on Israeli Jews : reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada / Daniel Bar-Tal and Keren Sharvit -- Why do states kill citizens? or, why racism is an insufficient explanation / Patricia Marchak -- Synthesis -- Theories of genocide : the case of Rwanda / Howard Adelman -- Applying the unified instrumental model of group conflict to understanding ethnic conflict and violence : the case of Sudan / Victoria M. Esses and Lynne M. Jackson -- The origins of genocide and mass killing, prevention, reconciliation, and their application to Rwanda / Ervin Staub. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written by an international team of renowned scholars, this volume addresses the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. The book Draws on real-world case studies, such as Rwanda, Sudan, and the Second Palestinian Intifada Brings together original contributions and theoretical perspectives by a team of experts in psychology and related disciplines such as sociology and political science Identifies events and processes that can break down inhibitions against violence, and lead to mass killings and genocide Examines explanat |
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