The psychology of genocide, massacres, and extreme violence : why "normal" people come to commit atrocities / Donald G. Dutton.

Author/creator Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 199 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-190) and index.
LCCN 2007005293
ISBN9780275990008 (alk. paper)
ISBN0275990001 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HM1116 .D88 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold