Worse than war : genocide, eliminationism, and the ongoing assault on humanity /
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen.
- London : Abacus, c2009.
- xii, 658 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-628) and index.
The choice -- Clarifying the issues. Eliminationism, not genocide ; Worse than war : our age of suffering -- Explaining eliminationist assaults. Why they begin ; How they are implemented ; Why the perpetrators act ; Why they end -- Modern eliminationist politics. Sources and patterns ; Thinking and acting ; Actual minds, actual words -- Changing the future. Prologue to the future ; What we can do.
A paradigm-changing investigation into the phenomenon of genocide and mass killing--explaining why genocides begin, are sustained, and end; why societies support them and why they happen so frequently; and how the international community should and can successfully stop them.
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Genocide--Psychological aspects. Genocide--Prevention. Racism--Psychological aspects. Prejudices--Psychological aspects. Hate--Case studies. Group identity--Case studies. Genocidio--Aspectos psicológicos. Genocidio--Prevención. Racismo--Aspectos psicológicos. Prejuicios--Aspectos psicológicos. Odio--Estudios de caso Grupo identidad--Caso de estudio Primera Jornada de Catalogacion