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The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence : why "normal" people come to commit atrocities
Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
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Praeger Security International, |
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2007. |
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xii, 199 p. ; |
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9780275990008 |
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.:Place Hold
The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence : why "normal" people come to commit atrocities
Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
.:Place Hold
The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence : why "normal" people come to commit atrocities
Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
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Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
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The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence : why "normal" people come to commit atrocities / Donald G. Dutton.
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Publication info:
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.
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Physical description:
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xii, 199 p. ; 25 cm.
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text txt
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Subject term:
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Violence.
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Subject term:
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Social psychology.
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Subject term:
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Genocide--Psychological aspects.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-190) and index.
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Contents:
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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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9780275990008 (alk. paper)
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0275990001 (alk. paper)
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3968132
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2007005293
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