The Roots of Evil
The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology
| Author: | Ervin Staub | ISBN: | 9781107713079 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | July 31, 1992 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ervin Staub |
| ISBN: | 9781107713079 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | July 31, 1992 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
How can human beings kill or brutalise multitudes of other human beings? Focusing particularly on genocide, Erwin Staub explores the psychology of group aggression. He sketches a conceptual framework for the many influences on one group's desire to harm another and within this framework, considers four historical examples of genocide.
How can human beings kill or brutalise multitudes of other human beings? Focusing particularly on genocide, Erwin Staub explores the psychology of group aggression. He sketches a conceptual framework for the many influences on one group's desire to harm another and within this framework, considers four historical examples of genocide.
