A history of violence -- Mass violence in the twentieth century -- Genocides -- The Holocaust -- Military massacres -- Lynchings -- Prison riots -- Societal transitions : the normative shifts in genocide -- Individual transitions to extreme violence -- Rape, serial killers, and the forensic psychology of war -- Individual differences in violent aggression -- Final thoughts -- Postscript : the final summation.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-190) and index.