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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811505203321

Autore

Charny Israel W.

Titolo

The genocide contagion : how we commit and confront holocaust and genocide / / Israel W. Charny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-5436-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Studies in Genocide: Religion, History, and Human Rights

Disciplina

364.15/1

Soggetti

Genocide - History - 20th century

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Psychological aspects

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Moral and ethical aspects

Genocide

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in 2011 in Hebrew as: G'enosaid : U-viʻarta ha-raʻ mi-ḳirbekha : Shoʼah ṿe-retsaḥ ʻam ke-maʻaśe yadenu, bene-adam.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Who are we as human beings? How do ordinary people commit violence? -- The foundations of evil in human nature -- Exaggerated self-defense, exaggerated power, and dehumanization -- "Just like everyone else": conformity and the lure of the golden calf -- SS footsteps: putting on the uniforms of camp guards and sacrificing others -- "I did nothing wrong": denial and improper management of emotions -- Summing up: who are we and what will become of us?