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Genre/Form: | Ebook |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Baum, Steven K., 1953- Psychology of genocide. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)608829771 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Steven K Baum |
ISBN: | 9780521886314 0521886317 9780521713924 0521713927 |
OCLC Number: | 181140679 |
Description: | xi, 255 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Charlotte's question -- A bell curve of hate? -- Perpetrators -- Bystanders -- Rescuers -- Towards an emotionally developed world. |
Responsibility: | Steven K. Baum. |
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Abstract:
Genocide has tragically claimed the lives of over 262 million victims in the last century. Are there really psychological patterns to these senseless killings? Combining eyewitness accounts with Baum's own analysis, this extraordinary book will prove an invaluable source for students of holocaust studies, psychology of hate and genocide studies.
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'A combination of contemporary and historical examples brings Baum's thesis to life, helping to possibly explain major events of the past and guide us to a better understanding of the challenges of the present.' Jeff Rudski, Muhlenberg College Read more...
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