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Record Nr.

UNISA996211813803316

Autore

Chirot Daniel

Titolo

Why not kill them all? [[electronic resource] ] : the logic and prevention of mass political murder / / Daniel Chirot and Clark McCauley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-08784-3

9786612087844

1-4008-2732-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McCauleyClark R

Disciplina

304.6/63

Soggetti

Genocide

Social conflict

Conflict management

Genocide - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Are we killers or peacemakers? -- Why genocides? : are they different now than in the past? -- The psychological foundations of genocidal killing -- Why is limited warfare more common than genocide? -- Strategies to decrease the chances of mass political murder in our time -- Conclusions: Our question answered.

Sommario/riassunto

Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or ethnic hostilities? This question lies at the heart of Why Not Kill Them All? Cowritten by historical sociologist Daniel Chirot and psychologist Clark McCauley, the book goes beyond exploring the motives that have provided the psychological underpinnings for genocidal killings.