The Genocide Contagion
How We Commit and Confront Holocaust and Genocide
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 2016
1 pages
979-8-216-23213-1 (ISBN)
Description
In The Genocide Contagion, Israel W. Charny asks uncomfortable questions about what allows people to participate in genocide-either directly, through killing or other violent acts, or indirectly, by sitting passively while witnessing genocidal acts. Charny draws on both historical and current examples such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide, and presses readers around the world to consider how they might contribute to genocide. Given the number of people who die from genocide or suffer indirect consequences such as forced migration, Charny argues that we must all work to resist and to learn about ourselves before critical moments arise.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
5 tables
ISBN-13
979-8-216-23213-1 (9798216232131)
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Person
Israel W. Charny is an Israeli psychologist and genocide scholar. He is executive director of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem and retired professor of psychology and family therapy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Content
Who Are We Human Beings? How Do Ordinary People Commit Violence?The Foundations of Evil in Human NatureExaggerated Self-Defense, Exaggerated Power, and Dehumanization"Just Like Everyone Else": Conformity and the Lure of the Golden CalfSS Footsteps: Putting on the Uniforms of Camp Guards and Sacrificing Others"I Did Nothing Wrong": Denial and Improper Management of EmotionsSumming Up: Who Are We and What Will Become of Us?Independent Study: Learning Exercises about How We Cause Harm and Protect Life
Appendix: Studies on Israeli Willingness to Commit Evil
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Appendix: Studies on Israeli Willingness to Commit Evil
Notes
Bibliography
Index
