Why Not Kill Them All?: The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder

Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our.
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If genocide is to become a grisly relic of the past, we must fully comprehend the complex history of violent conflict and the struggle between hatred and tolerance that is waged in the human heart. In a new preface, the authors discuss recent mass violence and reaffirm the importance of education and understanding in the prevention of future genocides. Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.

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Why Not Kill Them All?: Title Page, Copyright, Dedication pp. Preface to the Paperback Edition pp.

Are We Killers or Peacemakers? The Psychological Foundations of Genocidal Killing pp. Our Question Answered pp. It offers a historical and comparative context that adds up to a causal taxonomy of genocidal events. Clark McCauley is the Rachel C. Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide. Flowing text, Original pages.

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